Lamentations 2:12
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King James Version (modern wording)
They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
Lamentations 2:12 (KJV)
American Standard Version
They say to their mothers, Where is grain and wine? When they swoon as the wounded in the streets of the city, When their soul is poured out into their mothers’ bosom.
Lamentations 2:12 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.
Lamentations 2:12 (BSB)
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What does Lamentations 2:12 say?
Lamentations 2:12 in modern King James wording reads: "They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom."
Where is Lamentations 2:12 found in the Bible?
Lamentations 2:12 is verse 12 of chapter 2 of the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. Lamentations has 5 chapters.
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