Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her princes are among the nations;
The
Also, her prophets find
King James Version
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
Holman Bible
ט Tet
He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.
Her king and her leaders live among the nations,
instruction
and even her prophets receive
no vision from the Lord.
International Standard Version
Jerusalem's gates collapsed to the ground; he destroyed and broke the bars of her gates. Both king and prince have gone into captivity. There is no instruction, and the prophets receive no vision from the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Her gates are sunk into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her rulers are among the nations where the law is not. Yea, her prophets find no vision from LORD.
American Standard Version
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yea, her prophets find no vision from Jehovah.
Amplified
Her gates have sunk into the ground;
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her princes are [exiled] among the nations;
The law is no more.
Also, her prophets no longer find
Vision from the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Her doors have gone down into the earth; he has sent destruction on her locks: her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; even her prophets have had no vision from the Lord.
Darby Translation
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Her gates sank into the earth; he destroyed and broke her bars: her king and her chiefs among the nations: no law: also her prophets found not a vision from Jehovah.
King James 2000
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the nations: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Her gates have sunk into the earth; he has ruined and broken her bars, her kings and its princes [are] among the nations; there is no more law. Also, her prophets have not found a revelation from Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Her gates have sunk in the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her kings and her rulers are among the nations. The Law is no more; also her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Tet} Her ports are cast down to the ground, her bars are broken and smitten in sunder: her king and princes are carried away to the gentiles. They have neither law nor Prophets, nor yet any vision from the LORD.
NET Bible
(Tet) Her city gates have fallen to the ground; he smashed to bits the bars that lock her gates. Her king and princes were taken into exile; there is no more guidance available. As for her prophets, they no longer receive a vision from the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Her gates, have sunk in the earth, He hath destroyed and broken in pieces, her bars, - Her king and her princes, are among the nations, There is no instruction, Even her prophets, have found no vision, from Yahweh.
Webster
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more: her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
World English Bible
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sunk into the earth have her gates, He hath destroyed and broken her bars, Her king and her princes are among the nations, There is no law, also her prophets Have not found vision from Jehovah.
Themes
Gates » Of cities » Often razed and burned
Poverty, spiritual » Destitution of the truth
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » Cessation of
Prophets » Frequently left without divine communications on account of sins of the people
national Sins » Cause the withdrawal of privileges
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Destitution of the truth
Topics
Interlinear
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'abad
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Matsa'
References
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Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Is Angry
8
The wall of the daughter of Zion.
He has
He has not restrained His hand from
And He has
They have languished together.
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her princes are among the nations;
The
Also, her prophets find
They have thrown
They have girded themselves with
The
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Cross References
Nehemiah 1:3
They said to me, “The remnant there in the
Hosea 3:4
For the sons of Israel will remain for many days
Deuteronomy 28:36
2 Chronicles 15:3
Psalm 74:9
There is
Nor is there any among us who knows
Jeremiah 51:30
They stay in the strongholds;
They are becoming
Their dwelling places are set on fire,
The
Ezekiel 7:26
2 Kings 24:12-16
2 Kings 25:7
Jeremiah 14:14
Then the Lord said to me, “The
Jeremiah 39:2
in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was
Jeremiah 39:8
The Chaldeans also
Jeremiah 52:8-9
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and
Jeremiah 52:14
So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard
Lamentations 1:3
And
She dwells
But she has found no rest;
All
In the midst of
Lamentations 4:15
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
Lamentations 4:20
Was
Of whom we had said, “Under his
We shall live among the nations.”
Ezekiel 12:13
I will also spread My
Ezekiel 17:20
I will spread My
Amos 8:11-12
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather
Micah 3:6-7
And darkness for you—without divination.
The
And the day will become dark over them.