Lamentations 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither did all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 — World English Bible
Lamentations 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should enter into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Lamentations 4:12 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem:”
Lamentations 4:12 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 4:12 in Context — Lamentations 4
10 As mãos das mulheres compassivas cozeram a seus filhos; serviram-lhes de comida na destruição da filha de meu povo.
11 O SENHOR cumpriu o seu furor, derramou o ardor de sua ira; e acendeu fogo em Sião, que consumiu seus fundamentos.
12 Nem os reis da terra, nem todos os que habitam no mundo, criam que o adversário e o inimigo entraria pelas portas de Jerusalém.
13 [Assim] foi por causa dos pecados de seus profetas, por causa das maldades de seus sacerdotes, que derramaram o sangue dos justos em meio dela.
14 Titubearam [como] cegos nas ruas, andaram contaminados de sangue, de maneira que ninguém podia tocar suas vestes.
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What Does Lamentations 4:12 Mean?
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