Lamentations 2:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
אֲעִידֵ֞ךְ
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
מָ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֲדַמֶּה
dâmâh
H1819
to resemble
לָּ֗ךְ
הַבַּת֙
bath
H1323
daughter
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
מָ֤ה
mâh
H4100
what
אַשְׁוֶה
shâvâh
H7737
to be like
לָּךְ֙
וַאֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔ךְ
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
בְּתוּלַ֖ת
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
צִיּ֑וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גָד֥וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
כַּיָּ֛ם
yâm
H3220
sea
שִׁבְרֵ֖ךְ
sheber
H7667
breaking
מִ֥י
mîy
H4310
who
יִרְפָּא
râphâʼ
H7495
to heal
לָֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
What shall I testify to you? what shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea: who can heal you?
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King James Version Public Domain
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
What can I testify to you? To what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your brokenness is as great as the sea; who can heal you? NUN
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