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Lamentations 4:6

xFor the chastisement1 of the daughter of my people has been greater

than the punishment2 of Sodom,

ywhich was overthrown in a moment,

and no hands were wrung for her.3

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Lamentations 4:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

The punishment of my people

is greater than that of Sodom,

which was overthrown in a moment

without a hand turned to help her.

Lamentations 4:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom,

That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

Lamentations 4:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The guilt of my people

is greater than that of Sodom,

where utter disaster struck in a moment

and no hand offered help.

Lamentations 4:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people

Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom,

Which was overthrown in a moment,

With no hand to help her!

Lamentations 4:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

My people have been punished

more than Sodom was.

Sodom was destroyed suddenly,

and no hands reached out to help her.

Lamentations 4:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom,

That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

Lamentations 4:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her.

Lamentations 4:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The punishment for my people’s wickedness has been more severe 

than the punishment for the sins of Sodom. 

Sodom was destroyed instantly, without one human hand touching it. 

Lamentations 4:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The punishment of my dear people

is greater than that of Sodom,

which was overthrown in an instant

without a hand laid on it.

Lamentations 4:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For the chastisement of my people has been greater

than the punishment of Sodom,

which was overthrown in a moment,

though no hand was laid on it.

Lamentations 4:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater

than the sin of Sodom;

it was overthrown in a moment

and no hands were laid on her.

Lamentations 4:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

My people have been punished

more than Sodom was.

It was destroyed in a moment.

No one offered it a helping hand.

Lamentations 4:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people

Is greater than the sin of Sodom,

Which was overthrown as in a moment,

And no hands were turned toward her.


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