Lamentations 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.”

Lamentations 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“She weeps bitterly in the night. Her tears are on her cheeks. Among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. They have become her enemies.”

Lamentations 1:2 — World English Bible

Lamentations 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies. ”

Lamentations 1:2 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“She weepeth sore in the night, And her tear <FI>is<Fi> on her cheeks, There is no comforter for her out of all her lovers, All her friends dealt treacherously by her, They have been to her for enemies.”

Lamentations 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she hath no comforter; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. ”

Lamentations 1:2 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“She weepeth continually in the night, and her teares runne downe by her cheekes: among all her louers, she hath none to comfort her: all her friendes haue delt vnfaithfully with her, and are her enemies.”

Lamentations 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 1:2 in Context — Lamentations 1

1 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.

4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

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What Does Lamentations 1:2 Mean?

Lamentations 1:2 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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