Lamentations 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:21 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 →
שָׁכְב֨וּ
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
לָאָ֤רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
חוּצוֹת֙
chûwts
H2351
outside
נַ֣עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְזָקֵ֔ן
zâqên
H2205
old
בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
וּבַחוּרַ֖י
bâchûwr
H970
young man
נָפְל֣וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בֶחָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
הָרַ֨גְתָּ֙
hârag
H2026
to kill
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אַפֶּ֔ךָ
ʼaph
H639
nose
טָבַ֖חְתָּ
ṭâbach
H2873
to slaughter
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָמָֽלְתָּ
châmal
H2550
to spare
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World English Bible Public Domain
The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: You have killed them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered, [and] not pitied.
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King James Version Public Domain
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Young and old lie down on the ground in the streets. My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword. You have slain on the day of your anger; you have slaughtered; you have not shown compassion. TAW
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