Lamentations 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Lamentations 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Zion spreads out her hands. There is no one to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are around him should be his adversaries. Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.”
Lamentations 1:17 — World English Bible
Lamentations 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Lamentations 1:17 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Spread forth hath Zion her hands, There is no comforter for her, Jehovah hath charged concerning Jacob, His neighbours <FI>are<Fi> his adversaries, Jerusalem hath become impure among them.”
Lamentations 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, [that] his adversaries [should be] round about him; Jerusalem is as an impurity among them. ”
Lamentations 1:17 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Zion stretcheth out her handes, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath appoynted the enemies of Iaakob rounde about him: Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman in the middes of them.”
Lamentations 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 1:17 in Context — Lamentations 1
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.
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.
18 The 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.
19 I 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.
What Does Lamentations 1:17 Mean?
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