Lamentations 5:10-12

New King James Version

¹⁰Our skin is hot as an oven,
Because of the fever of famine.
¹¹They ^(A)ravished the women in Zion,
The maidens in the cities of Judah.
¹²Princes were hung up by their hands,
And elders were not respected.

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Lamentations 5:10-12

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)Our skin is hot as an oven
    with ^(B)the burning heat of famine.
¹¹Women are raped in Zion,
    young women in the towns of Judah.
¹²^(C)Princes are hung up by their hands;
    ^(D)no respect is shown to the elders.

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Lamentations 5:10-12

New American Standard Bible

¹⁰Our skin has become as ^(A)hot as an oven,
Because of the ravages of hunger.
¹¹They violated the ^(B)women in Zion,
The virgins in the cities of Judah.
¹²Leaders were hung by their hands;
^[a]^(C)Elders were not respected.

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Footnotes

Lamentations 5:12 Lit The faces of elders

Lamentations 5:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰Our skin is hot as an oven,
    feverish from hunger.^(A)
¹¹Women have been violated^(B) in Zion,
    and virgins in the towns of Judah.
¹²Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders^(C) are shown no respect.^(D)