Verse 20
Lamentations 2:20
New King James Version
20
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?
Original Language Text
hebrew
רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽ/הַבִּ֔יטָ/ה לְ/מִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָ/ם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּ/מִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖/י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְ/נָבִֽיא
English Translation
See, O Lord, and consider to whom You have done this. Should women eat their children, the offspring of their womb, or be killed in the sanctuary of my Lord, the priest and the prophet?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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3
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4
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5
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6
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8
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9
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10
The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground,
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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