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Lamentations 2:1 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    How has the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, And hasn't remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    How the Lord has covered with a cloud the daughter of Zion in his nose! He has cast from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel, and he did not remember the footstool of his feet on the day of his nose. BETH

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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