Lamentations 1:18-22
English Standard Version
18 (A)“The Lord is in the right,
(B)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
and see my suffering;
(C)my young women and my young men
have gone into captivity.
19 “I called to (D)my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city,
while (E)they sought food
to revive their strength.
20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
(F)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
because I have been very rebellious.
(G)In the street the sword bereaves;
in the house it is like death.
21 “They heard[a] (H)my groaning,
yet (I)there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
(J)they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought[b] the day you announced;
(K)now let them be as I am.
22 (L)“Let all their evildoing come before you,
and deal with them
as (M)you have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions;
for (N)my groans are many,
and (O)my heart is faint.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear
- Lamentations 1:21 Syriac Bring
Lamentations 1:18-22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 The Lord is in the right,
for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
and behold my suffering;
my young women and young men
have gone into captivity.(A)
19 I called to my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city
while seeking food
to revive their lives.(B)
20 Look, O Lord, at how distressed I am;
my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me
because I have been very rebellious.
In the street the sword bereaves;
in the house it is like death.(C)
21 They heard how I was groaning,
with no one to comfort me.
All my enemies heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you have done it.
Bring on the day that you have announced,
and let them be as I am.(D)
22 Let all their evildoing come before you,
and deal with them
as you have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions;
for my groans are many,
and my heart is faint.(E)
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