Lamentations 1:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
Zion spreads forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD has commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
Lamentations 1:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Zion spreadeth forth her hands; there is none to comfort her; Jehovah hath commanded concerning Jacob, that they that are round about him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.
Lamentations 1:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Zion stretches out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The LORD has decreed against Jacob that his neighbors become his foes. Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.
Lamentations 1:17 (BSB)
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What does Lamentations 1:17 say?
Lamentations 1:17 in modern King James wording reads: "Zion spreads forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD has commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them."
Where is Lamentations 1:17 found in the Bible?
Lamentations 1:17 is verse 17 of chapter 1 of the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. Lamentations has 5 chapters.
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