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Joel 1:8

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8My people, sob like a virgin

who is dressed in black clothes.

She is sad because she has lost

the young man she was going to marry.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth

for the bridegroom of her youth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth

grieving for the betrothed of her youth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Grieve like a young woman dressed in sackcloth,

mourning for the husband of her youth.

NLTNew Living Translation

Weep like a bride dressed in black,

mourning the death of her husband.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Lament like a virgin girded in sackcloth

for the husband of her youth.

KJV 1900King James Version

Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.