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Lamentations 1:14

14  “My transgressions were bound6 into qa yoke;

by his hand they were fastened together;

they were set upon my neck;

he caused my strength to fail;

the Lord gave me into the hands

of those whom I cannot withstand.

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Lamentations 1:14 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke;

by his hands they were woven together.

They have been hung on my neck,

and the Lord has sapped my strength.

He has given me into the hands

of those I cannot withstand.

Lamentations 1:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand:

They are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall,

The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.

Lamentations 1:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 “He wove my sins into ropes

to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.

The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;

I am helpless in their hands.

Lamentations 1:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

14 “The yoke of my transgressions was bound;

They were woven together by His hands,

And thrust upon my neck.

He made my strength fail;

The Lord delivered me into the hands of those whom I am not able to withstand.

Lamentations 1:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 “He has noticed my sins;

they are tied together by his hands;

they hang around my neck.

He has turned my strength into weakness.

The Lord has handed me over

to those who are stronger than I.

Lamentations 1:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand;

They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail:

The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

Lamentations 1:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail; the Lord hath delivered me into hands out of which I am not able to rise up.

Lamentations 1:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 My rebellious acts are a heavy burden for me. 

They were tied together by God’s own hands. 

They were tied around my neck. 

He has weakened me ⸤with them⸥. 

The Lord has handed me over to people I cannot oppose. 

Lamentations 1:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 My transgressions have been formed into a yoke,

fastened together by His hand;

they have been placed on my neck,

and the Lord has broken my strength.

He has handed me over

to those I cannot withstand.

Lamentations 1:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 My transgressions were bound into a yoke;

by his hand they were fastened together;

they weigh on my neck,

sapping my strength;

the Lord handed me over

to those whom I cannot withstand.

Lamentations 1:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 My rebellion was bound as a yoke,

with his hand it was fastened together;

it was put on my neck

and caused my strength to fail.

The Lord gave me into the hands

of those whom I cannot withstand.

Lamentations 1:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 “We must carry the heavy load of our sins.

He tied it on us with his hands.

Our sins are heavy on our necks.

The Lord has taken away our strength.

He has handed us over to our enemies.

We can’t win the battle over them.

Lamentations 1:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 “The yoke of my transgressions is bound;

By His hand they are knit together.

They have come upon my neck;

He has made my strength fail.

The Lord has given me into the hands

Of those against whom I am not able to stand.


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