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Lamentations 3:46–48

46 mAll our enemies

Have opened their mouths against us.

47 nFear and a snare have come upon us,

oDesolation and destruction.

48 pMy eyes overflow with rivers of water

For the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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Lamentations 3:46–48 — The New International Version (NIV)

46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths

wide against us.

47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,

ruin and destruction.”

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes

because my people are destroyed.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — English Standard Version (ESV)

46 “All our enemies

open their mouths against us;

47 panic and pitfall have come upon us,

devastation and destruction;

48 my eyes flow with rivers of tears

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — New Living Translation (NLT)

46 “All our enemies

have spoken out against us.

47 We are filled with fear,

for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”

48 Tears stream from my eyes

because of the destruction of my people!

Lamentations 3:46–48 — New Century Version (NCV)

46 “All of our enemies

open their mouths and speak against us.

47 We have been frightened and fearful,

ruined and destroyed.”

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes,

because my people are destroyed.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — American Standard Version (ASV)

46 All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us. 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with streams of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us. 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin. 48 Mine eye runneth down with streams of water for the ruin of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

46 All our enemies gawk at us. 

47 Panic and pitfalls have found us, so have devastation and destruction. 

48 “Streams of tears run down from my eyes 

over the ruin of my dear people. 

Lamentations 3:46–48 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

46 All our enemies

open their mouths against us.

47 We have experienced panic and pitfall,

devastation and destruction.

48 My eyes flow with streams of tears

because of the destruction of my dear people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

46 All our enemies

have opened their mouths against us;

47 panic and pitfall have come upon us,

devastation and destruction.

48 My eyes flow with rivers of tears

because of the destruction of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

46 All our enemies

have opened their mouth against us.

47 Fear and a pit have come upon us,

desolation and destruction.

48 Channels of water run down my eyes

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

46 “All of our enemies have opened their mouths wide

to swallow us up.

47 We are terrified and trapped.

We are broken and destroyed.”

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes.

That’s because my people are destroyed.

Lamentations 3:46–48 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

47 Panic and pitfall have befallen us,

Devastation and destruction;

48 My eyes run down with streams of water

Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.


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