Lamentations 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Lamentations 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Yahweh is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.”

Lamentations 1:18 — World English Bible

Lamentations 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. ”

Lamentations 1:18 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.”

Lamentations 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow. My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. ”

Lamentations 1:18 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord is righteous: for I haue rebelled against his commandement: heare, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorowe: my virgins and my yong men are gone into captiuitie.”

Lamentations 1:18 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 1:18 in Context — Lamentations 1

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.

20 Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

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What Does Lamentations 1:18 Mean?

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