Lamentations 5:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.”
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BSBPD
“Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins--in cities of Judah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 5:11 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
- Isaiah 13:16Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
- Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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