New International Version (NIV)
18“The Lord is righteous,
yet I rebelled against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
look on my suffering.
My young men and young women
have gone into exile.
Lamentations 1:18
Lamentations 1:18 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
18“The Lord is righteous,
For I have rebelled against His command;
Hear now, all peoples,
And see my pain;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
18“The Lord is righteous and just;
For I have rebelled against His commandment (His word).
Hear now, all you peoples,
And look at my pain;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
18The Lord is righteous,
yet I rebelled against His command.
Listen, all you people;
look upon my suffering.
My young men and maidens
have gone into captivity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
18Jehovah is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment:
Hear, I pray you, all ye peoples, and behold my sorrow:
My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
18The Lord is righteous: for I haue rebelled against his commandement: heare, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorowe: my virgins and my yong men are gone into captiuitie.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
18“Yahweh is righteous,
for I have rebelled against his commandment.
Please hear all you peoples,
and see my sorrow.
My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
18Jerusalem says, “The Lord always does what is right.
But I refused to obey his commands.
Listen, all you nations.
Pay attention to how much I’m suffering.
My young men and women
have been taken away as prisoners.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
18‘The Lord is right to punish us!
We have refused to obey his commands.
Listen to us, all you nations.
See how much we are suffering.
Enemies have taken away our young women and our young men
as their prisoners.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
18YHWH is righteous, || For I have provoked His mouth. Now hear, all you peoples, and see my pain, || My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.