Lamentations 2:15
“All 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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 2:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
All 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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
All 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 called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Alle, die des Weges ziehen, schlagen über dich die Hände zusammen, sie zischen und schütteln ihren Kopf über die Tochter Jerusalem: "Ist das die Stadt, von der man sagte: Der Schönheit Vollendung, eine Freude der ganzen Erde?"
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Todos los que pasaban por el camino, batieron las manos sobre ti; silbaron, y movieron sus cabezas sobre la hija de Jerusalem, diciendo: ¿Es ésta la ciudad que decían de perfecta hermosura, el gozo de toda la tierra?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Todos os que passam pelo caminho, batem palmas para zombar de ti; assoviaram, e moveram suas cabeças por causa da filha de Jerusalém, dizendo: É esta a cidade que diziam ser a perfeita beleza, a alegria de toda a terra?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Todos aqueles que passam pela estrada batem palmas para ti. Eles assobiam, agitam a cabeça contra a filha de Jerusalém e dizem: "É esta a cidade que chamaram 'A Perfeição da Beleza', 'A Alegria de Toda a Terra'?".
📖 Lamentations 2:15 in Context
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?
16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
17The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
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