Lamentations 1:18-20

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁸Righteous is Jehovah, For His mouth I have provoked. Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and see my pain, My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

¹⁹I called for my lovers, they -- they have deceived me, My priests and my elders in the city have expired; When they have sought food for themselves, Then they give back their soul.

²⁰See, O Jehovah, for distress [is] to me, My bowels have been troubled, Turned hath been my heart in my midst, For I have greatly provoked, From without bereaved hath the sword, In the house [it is] as death.

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Lamentations 1:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸“The Lord is ^(A)righteous,
For I ^(B)rebelled against His ^[a]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.

¹⁹“I called for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and my elders
Breathed their last in the city,
While they sought food
To restore their life.

²⁰“See, O Lord, that I am in distress;
My ^(C)soul^[b] is troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very rebellious.
^(D)Outside the sword bereaves,
At home it is like death.

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Footnotes

Lamentations 1:18 Lit. mouth
Lamentations 1:20 Lit. inward parts

Lamentations 1:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸“The Lord is righteous,^(A)
    yet I rebelled^(B) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
    look on my suffering.^(C)
My young men and young women
    have gone into exile.^(D)

¹⁹“I called to my allies^(E)
    but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
    perished^(F) in the city
while they searched for food
    to keep themselves alive.

²⁰“See, Lord, how distressed^(G) I am!
    I am in torment^(H) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,^(I)
    for I have been most rebellious.^(J)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
    inside, there is only death.^(K)