Lamentations 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.”
Lamentations 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Your prophets have seen false and foolish visions for you. They have not uncovered your iniquity, to reverse your captivity, but have seen for you false revelations and causes of banishment.”
Lamentations 2:14 — World English Bible
Lamentations 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment. ”
Lamentations 2:14 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thy prophets have seen for thee a false and insipid thing, And have not revealed concerning thine iniquity, To turn back thy captivity, And they see for thee false burdens and causes of expulsion.”
Lamentations 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thy prophets have seen vanity and folly for thee; and they have not revealed thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee burdens of falsehood and causes of expulsion. ”
Lamentations 2:14 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thy Prophets haue looked out vayne, and foolish things for thee, and they haue not discouered thine iniquitie, to turne away thy captiuitie, but haue looked out for thee false prophesies, and causes of banishment.”
Lamentations 2:14 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 2:14 in Context — Lamentations 2
12 They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom.
13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
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What Does Lamentations 2:14 Mean?
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