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Lamentations 2:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Lamentations 2:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 The Lord was bent on destroying
the wall of daughter Zion:
He stretched out the measuring line;[a]
did not hesitate to devour,
Brought grief on rampart and wall
till both succumbed.(A)
Footnotes
- 2:8 The measuring line: normally used for building, here employed ironically as an instrument of destruction; cf. Is 34:11; 2 Kgs 21:13.
Lamentations 2:8
New International Version
Lamentations 2:8
New International Version
Lamentations 2:8
King James Version
Lamentations 2:8
King James Version
8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
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