Lamentations 2:12-14
New American Standard Bible 1995
12 They say to their mothers,
“(A)Where is grain and wine?”
As they faint like a wounded man
In the streets of the city,
As their (B)life is poured out
On their mothers’ bosom.
13 How shall I admonish you?
To what (C)shall I compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O (D)virgin daughter of Zion?
For your [a]ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can (E)heal you?
14 Your (F)prophets have seen for you
False and foolish visions;
And they have not (G)exposed your iniquity
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have (H)seen for you false and misleading [b]oracles.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:13 Lit breaking
- Lamentations 2:14 Lit burdens
Lamentations 2:12-14
New International Version
12 They say to their mothers,
“Where is bread and wine?”(A)
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their lives ebb away(B)
in their mothers’ arms.(C)
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