Lamentations 2:13
“What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 2:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Was soll ich dir bezeugen, was dir vergleichen, Tochter Jerusalem? Was soll ich dir gleichstellen, daß ich dich tröste, du Jungfrau, Tochter Zion? Denn deine Zertrümmerung ist groß wie das Meer: Wer kann dich heilen?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Qué testigo te traeré, ó á quién te haré semejante, hija de Jerusalem? ¿A quién te compararé para consolarte, oh virgen hija de Sión? Porque grande es tu quebrantamiento como la mar: ¿quién te medicinará?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Que testemunho te trarei, ou a quem te compararei, ó filha de Jerusalém? A quem te assemelharei para te consolar, ó virgem, filha de Sião? Pois teu quebrantamento é tão grande quanto o mar; quem te curará?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O que eu posso dizer sobre ti, filha de Jerusalém? A quem te assemelharei para confortar a ti, filha virgem de Sião? A tua ferida é grande como o mar. Quem pode te curar?
📖 Lamentations 2:13 in Context
11Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
12They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom.
13What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
14Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Read Lamentations 2 with Father Leo
Get guided study plans, daily devotionals, and an AI companion who helps you understand Scripture — in English, German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Download Free for iOS