New International Version (NIV)
10The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;
they have sprinkled dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
Lamentations 2:10
Lamentations 2:10 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
10The elders of the daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground and are silent.
They have thrown dust on their heads;
They have put on sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
10The elders of the Daughter of Zion
Sit on the ground keeping silent;
They have thrown dust on their heads,
They have covered themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
10The elders of the Daughter of Zion
sit on the ground in silence.
They have thrown dust on their heads
and put on sackcloth.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
American Standard Version (ASV)
10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence;
They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth:
The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
10The Elders of the daughter of Zion sit vpon the grounde, and keepe silence: they haue cast vp dust vpon their heades: they haue girded them selues with sackecloth: the virgines of Ierusalem hang downe their heades to the ground.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
10The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground.
They keep silence.
They have cast up dust on their heads.
They have clothed themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
10The elders of the city of Zion
sit silently on the ground.
They have sprinkled dust on their heads.
They’ve put on the clothes of sadness.
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads toward the ground.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
10Zion's leaders sit on the ground.
They are saying nothing.
They have dressed themselves in sackcloth.
They have put dirt on their heads.
The young women of Jerusalem are also sad.
They turn their faces down towards the ground.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
10Sit on the earth—[the] elderly of Zion’s daughter keep silent, || They have caused dust to go up on their head, || They have girded on sackcloth, || The virgins of Jerusalem have || Put their head down to the earth.