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Lamentations 4:10-12
English Standard Version
Lamentations 4:10-12
English Standard Version
10 (A)The hands of (B)compassionate women
(C)have boiled their own children;
(D)they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 (E)The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and (F)he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
12 (G)The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 4:10-12
New International Version
Lamentations 4:10-12
New International Version
10 With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,(A)
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;(B)
he has poured out(C) his fierce anger.(D)
He kindled a fire(E) in Zion
that consumed her foundations.(F)
12 The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.(G)
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