Lamentations 1:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.”

Lamentations 1:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 1:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 1:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.”

Lamentations 1:14 — World English Bible

Lamentations 1:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand. ”

Lamentations 1:14 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 1:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Bound hath been the yoke of my transgressions by His hand, They are wrapped together, They have gone up on my neck, He hath caused my power to stumble, The Lord hath given me into hands, I am not able to rise.”

Lamentations 1:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 1:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into hands out of which I am not able to rise up. ”

Lamentations 1:14 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 1:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The yoke of my transgressions is bounde vpon his hand: they are wrapped, and come vp vpon my necke: hee hath made my strength to fall: the Lord hath deliuered me into their hands, neither am I able to rise vp.”

Lamentations 1:14 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 1:14 in Context — Lamentations 1

12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

15 The 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.

16 For 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.

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What Does Lamentations 1:14 Mean?

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