Lamentations 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:20 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 →
רְאֵ֤ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
לְמִ֖י
mîy
H4310
who
עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ
ʻâlal
H5953
to act severely
כֹּ֑ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
נָשִׁ֤ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
פִּרְיָם֙
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
עֹלֲלֵ֣י
ʻôwlêl
H5768
child
טִפֻּחִ֔ים
ṭippuch
H2949
tender care
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֵהָרֵ֛ג
hârag
H2026
to kill
בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ
miqdâsh
H4720
sanctuary
אֲדֹנָ֖י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
כֹּהֵ֥ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְנָבִֽיא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Look, Yahweh, and see to whom you have done thus! Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? Shall the priest and the prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
See, O Yahweh, and look! To whom have you dealt thus? Should women eat their fruit, children of nursing? Should priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? SIN
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