Lamentations 2:20–22
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20Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom ethou hast done this.
fShall the women eat their fruit, and children gof a span long?
Shall ithe priest and hthe prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
21iThe young and the old lie on the ground in the streets:
iMy virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword;
kThou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, kand not pitied.
22Thou hast called as in la solemn day mmy terrors round about,
So that in the day of the Lord’s anger none nescaped nor remained:
oThose that I have pswaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
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Cross references
- eSee ch. 1. 22.
- fSee Jer. 19. 9. So ch. 4. 10. Comp. Jer. 37. 21.
- gSo Ps. 39. 5.
- iPs. 48. 2.
- hSee ch. 4. 13.
- i2 Chr. 36. 17. So Jer. 6. 11.
- i2 Chr. 36. 17. So Jer. 6. 11.
- kch. 3. 43. So ver. 2, 17.
- kch. 3. 43. So ver. 2, 17.
- lSee ver. 6.
- mSee Jer. 20. 3 marg.
- nJer. 42. 17. & 44. 14.
- oSo Hos. 9. 12, 13.
- pComp. ver. 20 marg.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Look, O Lord, and see!
With whom have you dealt thus?
Should women eat the fruit of their womb,
the children of their tender care?
Should priest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?
In the dust of the streets
lie the young and the old;
my young women and my young men
have fallen by the sword;
you have killed them in the day of your anger,
slaughtering without pity.
You summoned as if to a festival day
my terrors on every side,
and on the day of the anger of the Lord
no one escaped or survived;
those whom I held and raised
my enemy destroyed.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Look, Lord, and consider:
Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,
the children they have cared for?
Should priest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?
“Young and old lie together
in the dust of the streets;
my young men and young women
have fallen by the sword.
You have slain them in the day of your anger;
you have slaughtered them without pity.
“As you summon to a feast day,
so you summoned against me terrors on every side.
In the day of the Lord’s anger
no one escaped or survived;
those I cared for and reared
my enemy has destroyed.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Lord, look and consider
to whom you have done this.
Should women eat their own children,
the infants they have nurtured?
Should priests and prophets
be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?
Both young and old
are lying on the ground in the streets.
My young women and young men
have fallen by the sword.
You have killed them in the day of your anger,
slaughtering without compassion.
You summon those who terrorize me on every side,
as if for an appointed festival day;
on the day of the Lord’s anger
no one escaped or survived.
My enemy has destroyed
those I nurtured and reared.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“O Lord, think about this!
Should you treat your own people this way?
Should mothers eat their own children,
those they once bounced on their knees?
Should priests and prophets be killed
within the Lord’s Temple?
“See them lying in the streets—
young and old,
boys and girls,
killed by the swords of the enemy.
You have killed them in your anger,
slaughtering them without mercy.
“You have invited terrors from all around,
as though you were calling them to a day of feasting.
In the day of the Lord’s anger,
no one has escaped or survived.
The enemy has killed all the children
whom I carried and raised.”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
See, Yahweh, and take note!
With whom have you dealt thus?
Should women eat their young
children of tender care?
Should priest and prophet be slain
in the sanctuary of the Lord?
They lie in the soil of the streets,
young and old;
my young women and young men,
they have fallen by the sword;
you have slain on the day of your anger,
you have slaughtered and not shown mercy.
You have summoned my horror from all around,
as if for a feast day;
no one on the day of Yahweh’s anger
is a fugitive and a survivor;
whoever I have cared for and reared,
my enemy has destroyed.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done this.
Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long?
Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets:
My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword;
Thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about,
So that in the day of the Lord’s anger none escaped nor remained:
Those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.
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