Lamentations 1:17
“Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 1:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Zion breitet ihre Hände aus: Da ist niemand, der sie tröste. Jehova hat seine Bedränger ringsum gegen Jakob entboten; wie eine Unreine ist Jerusalem unter ihnen geworden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Sión extendió sus manos, no tiene quien la consuele; Jehová dió mandamiento contra Jacob, que sus enemigos lo cercasen: Jerusalem fué en abominación entre ellos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Sião estendeu suas mãos, não há quem a console; o SENHOR deu ordens contra Jacó, para que seus inimigos o cercassem: Jerusalém se tornou imunda entre eles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Sião está com suas mãos estendidas; não há ninguém para consolá-la. Yahweh ordenou que aqueles que estão à volta de Jacó se tornem seus adversários. Jerusalém é algo imundo para eles.
📖 Lamentations 1:17 in Context
15The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
16For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
17Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
18The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
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