Lamentations 1:17

Lamentations 1:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17Zion stretches out her hands,

but there is no one to comfort her.

The Lord has decreed for Jacob

that his neighbors become his foes;

Jerusalem has become

an unclean thing among them.

17Zion stretches out with her hands;

There is no one to comfort her;

The Lord has commanded regarding Jacob

That those around him become his adversaries;

Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.

17Zion stretches out her hands;

There is no one to comfort her;

The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob

That the ones round about him should be his adversaries;

Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.

17Zion stretches out her hands,

But there is no comforter for her.

The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob

That his neighbors should be his enemies;

Jerusalem has become a filthy thing [an object of contempt] among them.

17Zion 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.

17Zion reaches out her hands.

But no one is there to comfort her people.

The Lord has ordered that

the neighbors of Jacob’s people would become their enemies.

Jerusalem has become impure among them.