Verse 13
Lamentations 2:13
Geneva Bible
13
What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee? what thing shall I compare to thee, O daughter Ierusalem? what shall I liken to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgine daughter Zion? for thy breach is great like ye sea: who can heale thee?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מָֽה אֲעִידֵ֞/ךְ מָ֣ה אֲדַמֶּה לָּ֗/ךְ הַ/בַּת֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מָ֤ה אַשְׁוֶה לָּ/ךְ֙ וַ/אֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔/ךְ בְּתוּלַ֖ת בַּת צִיּ֑וֹן כִּֽי גָד֥וֹל כַּ/יָּ֛ם שִׁבְרֵ֖/ךְ מִ֥י יִרְפָּא לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
What should I testify to you? What should I compare you to, O daughter of Jerusalem? What should I liken you to, and comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your breach is great like the sea; who can heal you?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
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The Lord hath destroyed al the habitations of Iaakob, and not spared: he hath throwen downe in his w...
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3
Hee hath cut off in his fierce wrath all the horne of Israel: he hath drawen backe his right hand fr...
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4
He hath bent his bowe like an enemie: his right hand was stretched vp as an aduersarie, and slewe al...
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5
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6
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7
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8
The Lord hath determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: hee stretched out a lyne: hee...
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9
Her gates are sunke to the grounde: he hath destroyed and broken her barres: her King and her prince...
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10
The Elders of the daughter of Zion sit vpon the grounde, and keepe silence: they haue cast vp dust v...
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11
Mine eyes doe saile with teares: my bowels swell: my liuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destruc...
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12
They haue sayd to their mothers, Where is bread and drinke? when they swooned as the wounded in the...
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13
What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee? what thing shall I compare to thee, O daughter Ierusal...
14
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15
All that passe by the way, clap their hands at thee: they hisse and wagge their head vpon the daught...
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16
All thine enemies haue opened their mouth against thee: they hisse and gnashe the teeth, saying, Let...
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17
The Lord hath done that which he had purposed: he hath fulfilled his worde that he had determined of...
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18
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19
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20
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21
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