Lamentations 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.”
Lamentations 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Her adversaries have become the head. Her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions. Her young children have gone into captivity before the adversary.”
Lamentations 1:5 — World English Bible
Lamentations 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: Her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.”
Lamentations 1:5 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Her adversaries have become chief, Her enemies have been at ease, For Jehovah hath afflicted her, For the abundance of her transgressions, Her infants have gone captive before the adversary.”
Lamentations 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Her adversaries have become the head, her enemies prosper; for Jehovah hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the adversary.”
Lamentations 1:5 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Her aduersaries are the chiefe, and her enemies prosper: for the Lord hath afflicted her, for the multitude of her transgressions, and her children are gone into captiuitie before the enemie.”
Lamentations 1:5 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 1:5 in Context — Lamentations 1
3 Juda est en exil, victime de l’oppression et d’une grande servitude; Il habite au milieu des nations, Et il n’y trouve point de repos; Tous ses persécuteurs l’ont surpris dans l’angoisse.
4 Les chemins de Sion sont dans le deuil, car on ne va plus aux fêtes; Toutes ses portes sont désertes, Ses sacrificateurs gémissent, Ses vierges sont affligées, et elle est remplie d’amertume.
5 Ses oppresseurs triomphent, ses ennemis sont en paix; Car l’Éternel l’a humiliée, A cause de la multitude de ses péchés; Ses enfants ont marché captifs devant l’oppresseur.
6 La fille de Sion a perdu toute sa gloire; Ses chefs sont comme des cerfs Qui ne trouvent point de pâture, Et qui fuient sans force devant celui qui les chasse.
7 Aux jours de sa détresse et de sa misère, Jérusalem s’est souvenue De tous les biens dès longtemps son partage, Quand son peuple est tombé sans secours sous la main de l’oppresseur; Ses ennemis l’ont vue, et ils ont ri de sa chute.
What Does Lamentations 1:5 Mean?
Lamentations 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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