Lamentations 1:11
Lamentations 1:11 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 All her people groan
as they search for bread;
they barter their treasures for food
to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
for I am despised.”
Lamentations 1:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread;
They have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul:
See, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.
Lamentations 1:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Her people groan as they search for bread.
They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive.
“O Lord, look,” she mourns,
“and see how I am despised.
Lamentations 1:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
11 All her people sigh,
They seek bread;
They have given their valuables for food to restore life.
“See, O Lord, and consider,
For I am scorned.”
Lamentations 1:11 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 All of Jerusalem’s people groan,
looking for bread.
They are trading their precious things for food
so they can stay alive.
The city says, “Look, Lord, and see.
I am hated.”
Lamentations 1:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread;
They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul:
See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.
Lamentations 1:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to revive their soul. See, Jehovah, and consider, for I am become vile.
Lamentations 1:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 All the people are groaning as they beg for bread.
They trade their treasures for food to keep themselves alive.
‘O Lord, look and see how despised I am!’ ”
Lamentations 1:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 All her people groan
while they search for bread.
They have traded their precious belongings for food
in order to stay alive.
Lord, look and see
how I have become despised.
Lamentations 1:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 All her people groan
as they search for bread;
they trade their treasures for food
to revive their strength.
Look, O Lord, and see
how worthless I have become.
Lamentations 1:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 All her people groan,
they are searching for bread.
They give their treasures for food,
to bring back life.
See, O Yahweh, and look,
how I am despised.
Lamentations 1:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 All of Jerusalem’s people groan
as they search for bread.
They trade their treasures for food
just to stay alive.
They say, “Lord, look at us.
Think about our condition.
Everyone looks down on us.”
Lamentations 1:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 All her people groan seeking bread;
They have given their precious things for food
To restore their lives themselves.
“See, O Lord, and look,
For I am despised.”