Lamentations 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!”
Lamentations 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast the beauty of Israel down from heaven to the earth, and hasn’t remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.”
Lamentations 2:1 — World English Bible
Lamentations 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. ”
Lamentations 2:1 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How doth the Lord cloud in His anger the daughter of Zion, He hath cast from heaven <FI>to<Fi> earth the beauty of Israel, And hath not remembered His footstool in the day of His anger.”
Lamentations 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How hath the Lord in his anger covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud! He hath cast down from the heavens unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger. ”
Lamentations 2:1 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“How hath the Lord darkened the daughter of Zion in his wrath! and hath cast downe from heauen vnto the earth the beautie of Israel, and remembred not his footestoole in the day of his wrath!”
Lamentations 2:1 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 2:1 in Context — Lamentations 2
1 How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
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What Does Lamentations 2:1 Mean?
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