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Lamentations 2:13

King James Version (KJV)

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Translations

Lamentations 2:13 - Amplified Bible

What [example of suffering in the past] is sufficient for me to remind you for your [comfort]? To what shall I liken you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? With what shall I compare you, that I may comfort you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your ruin is as measureless as the sea! Who can heal you?

Lamentations 2:13 - American Standard Version

What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Lamentations 2:13 - Bible in Basic English

What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you well?

Lamentations 2:13 - Darby Bible

What shall I take to witness for thee? what shall I liken unto thee, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, virgin daughter of Zion? For thy ruin is great as the sea: who will heal thee?

Lamentations 2:13 - English Standard Version

What can I say for you, to what compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is vast as the sea; who can heal you?

Lamentations 2:13 - King James Version

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Lamentations 2:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

¿Còmo he de amonestarte?
¿A qué te compararé,
hija de Jerusalén?
¿A qué te igualaré al consolarte,
virgen hija de Sion?
Porque grande como el mar es tu ruina,
¿quién te podrá sanar?

Lamentations 2:13 - The Message

How can I understand your plight, dear Jerusalem?
   What can I say to give you comfort, dear Zion?
   Who can put you together again? This bust-up is past understanding.

Lamentations 2:13 - New American Standard Bible

How shall I admonish you? To what shall I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what shall I liken you as I comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is as vast as the sea; Who can heal you?

Lamentations 2:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

¿Còmo he de amonestarte?
¿A qué te compararé,
Hija de Jerusalén?
¿A qué te igualaré al consolarte,
Virgen hija de Sion?
Porque grande como el mar es tu ruina;
¿Quién te podrá sanar?

Lamentations 2:13 - World English Bible

What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea: who can heal you?

Lamentations 2:13 - Young's Living Translation

What do I testify [to] thee, what do I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to thee, and I comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea [is] thy breach, Who doth give healing to thee?

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