Lamentations 1:17
Lamentations 1:17 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 Zion stretches out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
that his neighbors become his foes;
Jerusalem has become
an unclean thing among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her:
The Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him:
Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 Jerusalem reaches out for help,
but no one comforts her.
Regarding his people Israel,
the Lord has said,
“Let their neighbors be their enemies!
Let them be thrown away like a filthy rag!”
Lamentations 1:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Zion spreads out her hands,
But no one comforts her;
The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob
That those around him become his adversaries;
Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 Jerusalem reaches out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord commanded the people of Jacob
to be surrounded by their enemies.
Jerusalem is now unclean
like those around her.
Lamentations 1:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her;
Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries:
Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.
Lamentations 1:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him; Jerusalem is as an impurity among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 Zion holds out its hands.
No one offers it comfort.
The Lord has given this order about Jacob:
His own neighbors will become his opponents.
Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 Zion stretches out her hands;
there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob
that his neighbors should be his adversaries.
Jerusalem has become
something impure among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 Zion stretches out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
that his neighbors should become his foes;
Jerusalem has become
a filthy thing among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 Zion stretches out her hands;
there is no one to comfort her.
Yahweh has commanded against Jacob,
that those surrounding him should be his enemies;
Jerusalem has become
a defilement among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 Zion reaches out its hands.
But no one is there to comfort its people.
The Lord has ordered that
the neighbors of Jacob’s people would become their enemies.
Jerusalem has become polluted among them.
Lamentations 1:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 Zion stretches out her hands;
There is no one to comfort her;
The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob
That the ones round about him should be his adversaries;
Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.