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Lamentations 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Translations

Lamentations 2:20 - Amplified Bible

Behold, O Lord, and consider [carefully] to whom You have done this. Should {and} shall women eat the fruit of their own bodies, the children whom they have tended {and} swaddled with their hands? Should {and} shall priest and prophet be slain in the place set apart [for the worship] of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - American Standard Version

See, O Jehovah, and behold to whom thou hast done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - Bible in Basic English

Look! O Lord, see to whom you have done this! Are the women to take as their food the fruit of their bodies, the children who are folded in their arms? are the priest and the prophet to be put to death in the holy place of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - Darby Bible

See, Jehovah, and consider to whom thou hast done this! Shall the women eat their fruit, the infants that they nursed? Shall priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - English Standard Version

Look, O Lord, and see! With whom have you dealt thus? Should women eat the fruit of their womb, the children of their tender care? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - King James Version

Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mira, oh SEÑOR, y observa:
¿a quién has tratado asì?
¿Habìan de comer las mujeres el fruto de sus entrañas,
a los pequeños criados con cariño?
¿Habìan de ser muertos en el santuario del Señor
el sacerdote y el profeta?

Lamentations 2:20 - The Message

"Look at us, God. Think it over. Have you ever treated anyone like this?
   Should women eat their own babies, the very children they raised?
   Should priests and prophets be murdered in the Master’s own Sanctuary?

Lamentations 2:20 - New American Standard Bible

See, O LORD, and look! With whom have You dealt thus? Should women eat their offspring, The little ones who were born healthy? Should priest and prophet be slain In the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Mira, oh SEÑOR, y observa:
¿A quién has tratado asì?
¿Habìan de comerse las mujeres el fruto de sus entrañas,
A los pequeños criados con cariño?
¿Habìan de ser muertos en el santuario del Señor
El sacerdote y el profeta?

Lamentations 2:20 - World English Bible

Look, Yahweh, and see to whom you have done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 2:20 - Young's Living Translation

See, O Jehovah, and look attentively, To whom Thou hast acted thus, Do women eat their fruit, infants of a handbreadth? Slain in the sanctuary of the Lord are priest and prophet?

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