Lamentations 1:18-22
New American Standard Bible
18 “The Lord is (A)righteous,
For I have (B)rebelled against His [a]command;
Hear now, all peoples,
And (C)see my pain;
(D)My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
19 I (E)called to my lovers, but they deserted me;
My (F)priests and my elders perished in the city
While they sought food to (G)restore their [b]strength themselves.
20 See, Lord, for I am in distress;
My [c](H)spirit is greatly troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very (I)rebellious.
In the street the sword has made women childless;
In the house it is like death.
21 They have heard that I (J)groan;
There is no one to comfort me,
All my enemies have heard of my disaster;
They are (K)joyful that You have done it.
Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed,
So that they will become (L)like me.
22 May all their wickedness come before You;
And (M)deal with them just as You have dealt with me
For all my wrongdoings.
For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:18 Lit mouth
- Lamentations 1:19 Lit soul
- Lamentations 1:20 Lit inward parts are in ferment
Lamentations 1:18-22
New International Version
18 “The Lord is righteous,(A)
yet I rebelled(B) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
look on my suffering.(C)
My young men and young women
have gone into exile.(D)
19 “I called to my allies(E)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
perished(F) in the city
while they searched for food
to keep themselves alive.
20 “See, Lord, how distressed(G) I am!
I am in torment(H) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(I)
for I have been most rebellious.(J)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
inside, there is only death.(K)
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