Lamentations 4:12
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King James Version (modern wording)
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 4:12 (KJV)
American Standard Version
The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 4:12 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 4:12 (BSB)
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What does Lamentations 4:12 say?
Lamentations 4:12 in modern King James wording reads: "The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem."
Where is Lamentations 4:12 found in the Bible?
Lamentations 4:12 is verse 12 of chapter 4 of the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. Lamentations has 5 chapters.
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