Lamentations 4:10–11
Lamentations 4:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;
he has poured out his fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed her foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children:
They were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger,
And hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 Tenderhearted women
have cooked their own children.
They have eaten them
to survive the siege.
11 But now the anger of the Lord is satisfied.
His fierce anger has been poured out.
He started a fire in Jerusalem
that burned the city to its foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
10 The hands of the compassionate women
Have cooked their own children;
They became food for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 The Lord has fulfilled His fury,
He has poured out His fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 With their own hands kind women
cook their own children.
They became food
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord turned loose all of his anger;
he poured out his strong anger.
He set fire to Jerusalem,
burning it down to the foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children;
They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger;
And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 The hands of pitiful women have boiled their own children: they were their meat in the ruin of the daughter of my people. 11 Jehovah hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath consumed the foundations thereof.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 The hands of loving mothers cooked their own children.
The children were used for food by my people
when they were being destroyed ⸤by a blockade⸥.
11 The Lord’s fury has accomplished his purpose.
He unleashed his burning anger.
He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.
11 The Lord has exhausted His wrath,
poured out His burning anger;
He has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 The hands of compassionate women
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
in the destruction of my people.
11 The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 The hands of compassionate women,
have cooked their children;
they became as something to eat
in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 Yahweh has completed his anger,
he has poured out his fierce anger;
he has kindled a fire in Zion,
it consumed her foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 With their own hands, loving mothers
have had to cook even their own children.
They ate their children
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord has become very angry.
He has poured out his burning anger.
He started a fire in Zion.
It burned up the very foundations.
Lamentations 4:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 The hands of compassionate women
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 The Lord has accomplished His wrath,
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has consumed its foundations.