Lamentations 2:13-15
King James Version
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?
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Lamentations 2:13-15
New International Version
13 What can I say for you?(A)
With what can I compare you,
Daughter(B) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
that I may comfort you,
Virgin Daughter Zion?(C)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.(D)
Who can heal you?
Lamentations 2:13-15
New King James Version
13 How shall I (A)console[a] you?
To what shall I liken you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is spread wide as the sea;
Who can heal you?
14 Your (B)prophets have seen for you
False and deceptive visions;
They have not (C)uncovered your iniquity,
To bring back your captives,
But have envisioned for you false (D)prophecies and delusions.
15 All who [b]pass by (E)clap their hands at you;
They hiss (F)and shake their heads
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city that is called
(G)‘The perfection of beauty,
The joy of the whole earth’?”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:13 Or bear witness to
- Lamentations 2:15 Lit. pass by this way
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