Verse List for LAM 2:13

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OET (OET-RV) What can I testify to you? ⇔ To what can I compare you, daughter of Yerushalem? ⇔ To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, virgin daughter that’s Tsiyyon? ⇔ Because your brokenness is as great as the sea. ⇔ Who can heal you?

OET-LV what will_I _testify _for _you what will _I _liken to_you Oh_daughter of _Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) what will _I _make _equal to_you so_that_I _may _comfort _you Oh _virgin _of the _daughter _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) if/because is_great like_sea brokenness _of_your who will _he _heal to/for_you(fs).

ULT What can I testify to you? ⇔ To what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? ⇔  To what can I liken you, ⇔  that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? ⇔ For your brokenness is as great as the sea; ⇔  who can heal you?

UST People of Jerusalem, ⇔  there is nothing I can say to help you. ⇔ Nothing that has ever happened to anyone else compares to what has happened to you people who live on mount Zion; ⇔  I do not know how to comfort you. ⇔ The disaster that struck you is as vast as the sea; ⇔  no one can restore you.

BSB & MSB What can I say for you? ⇔  To what can I compare you, ⇔  O Daughter of Jerusalem? ⇔ To what can I liken you, ⇔  that I may console you, ⇔  O Virgin Daughter of Zion? ⇔ For your wound is as deep as the sea. ⇔  Who can ever heal you?

OEB No OEB LAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  What shall I testify to you? ⇔  What shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? ⇔ What shall I compare to you, ⇔  that I may comfort you, virgin daughter of Zion? ⇔ For your breach is as big as the sea. ⇔  Who can heal you?

NET With what can I equate you? ⇔ To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? ⇔ To what can I liken you ⇔ so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? ⇔ Your wound is as deep as the sea. ⇔ Who can heal you?

LSV What do I testify [to] you, what do I liken to you,
O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to you, and I comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea [is] your breach,
Who gives healing to you?

FBV What can I tell you? What shall I compare you to, Daughter of Jerusalem? What can I say you're like in order to comfort you, virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound gapes as wide as the sea—who could ever heal you?

T4T ⇔  You people of Jerusalem [MTY, DOU], ⇔  ◄what can I/there is nothing that I can► say to help you. ⇔ No people have [RHQ] suffered like you are suffering; ⇔  I do not know what I can do to comfort you. ⇔ The disaster [MET] that you have experienced is as great ⇔  as the ocean is deep; ⇔  there is no one [RHQ] who can restore your city.

LEB • What can I say for you? What can I compare to you,
  • O daughter of Jerusalem?
• To what can I liken you so that I can comfort you,
  • O virgin daughter of Zion?
• For your destruction is as vast as the sea;
  • who can heal you?

BBE What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you well?

Moff To what can I compare you, ⇔  dear Jerusalem? ⇔ To what can I liken you, for your comfort, ⇔  O maiden Sion? ⇔ Your wreck is vast as the ocean; ⇔  who can repair you?

JPS What shall I take to witness for thee? What shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea; who can heal thee?

ASV What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? ⇔ What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? ⇔ For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

DRA Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee?

YLT What do I testify [to] thee, what do I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to thee, and I comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea [is] thy breach, Who doth give healing to thee?

Drby What shall I take to witness for thee? what shall I liken unto thee, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, virgin daughter of Zion? For thy ruin is great as the sea: who will heal thee?

RV What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
(What shall I testify unto thee/you? what shall I liken to thee/you, Oh daughter of Yerusalem? what shall I equal to thee/you, that I may comfort thee/you, Oh virgin daughter of Zion? for thy/your breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee/you?)

SLT What shall I testify for thee? What shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, and comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for great as the sea thy breaking: who shall heal for thee?

Wbstr What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

KJB-1769 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
(What thing shall I take to witness for thee/you? what thing shall I liken to thee/you, Oh daughter of Yerusalem? what shall I equal to thee/you, that I may comfort thee/you, Oh virgin daughter of Zion? for thy/your breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee/you?)

KJB-1611 What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Ierusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O Uirgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heale thee?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps What shall I say vnto thee, O thou daughter Hierusalem? to whom shal I liken thee? To whom shall I compare thee O thou daughter Sion, to comfort thee withall? thy heart is lyke a mayne sea, who may heale thee?
(What shall I say unto thee/you, Oh thou/you daughter Yerusalem? to whom shall I liken thee/you? To whom shall I compare thee/you Oh thou/you daughter Zion, to comfort thee/you also/fully? thy/your heart is like a main sea, who may heal thee/you?)

Gnva 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?
(What thing shall I take to witness for thee/you? what thing shall I compare to thee/you, Oh daughter Yerusalem? what shall I liken to thee/you, that I may comfort thee/you, Oh virgin daughter Zion? for thy/your breach is great like ye/you_all sea: who can heal thee/you?)

Cvdl What shal I saye of the (O thou doughter Ierusalem) to whom shall I licke the? To whom shal I copare the (o thou doughter Sion) to comforte the withall? Thy hurte is like a mayne see, who maye heale the?
(What shall I say of the (Oh thou/you daughter Yerusalem) to whom shall I lick the? To whom shall I compare the (o thou/you daughter Zion) to comfort the also/fully? Thy/Your hurt is like a main see, who may heal the?)

Wycl Men. To whom schal Y comparisoun thee? ether to whom schal Y licne thee, thou douyter of Jerusalem? to whom schal Y make thee euene, and schal Y coumforte thee, thou virgyn, the douyter of Sion? for whi thi sorewe is greet as the see; who schal do medicyn to thee?
(Men. To whom shall I comparison thee/you? either to whom shall I licne thee/you, thou/you daughter of Yerusalem? to whom shall I make thee/you euene, and shall I comfort thee/you, thou/you virgin, the daughter of Zion? for why thy/your sorrow is great as the sea; who shall do medicine to thee/you?)

Luth Ach, du Tochter Jerusalem, wem soll ich dich gleichen und wofür soll ich dich rechnen, du Jungfrau Tochter Zion? Wem soll ich dich vergleichen, damit ich dich trösten möchte? Denn dein Schaden ist groß, wie ein Meer; wer kann dich heilen?
(Oh_dear, you(sg) daughter Yerusalem, whom should I you/yourself same/equal and wofür should I you/yourself calculate/estimate, you(sg) virgin daughter Zion? Who should I you/yourself compare, with_it/so_that I you/yourself comfort(v) want? Because your(s) damage/harm(n) is large, as/like a sea; who can you/yourself heal?)

ClVg Mem Cui comparabo te, vel cui assimilabo te, filia Jerusalem? cui exæquabo te, et consolabor te, virgo, filia Sion? magna est enim velut mare contritio tua: quis medebitur tui?
(Mem To_whom I_will_compare you(sg), or to_whom I_will_assimilate you(sg), daughter Yerusalem? to_whom I_will_level you(sg), and I_will_console_myself you(sg), virgin, daughter Sion? big it_is because like/as the_sea breaking/grief your: who/any will_be_cured yours(sg)?)

UHB מָֽה־אֲעִידֵ֞⁠ךְ מָ֣ה אֲדַמֶּה־לָּ֗⁠ךְ הַ⁠בַּת֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מָ֤ה אַשְׁוֶה־לָּ⁠ךְ֙ וַ⁠אֲנַֽחֲמֵ֔⁠ךְ בְּתוּלַ֖ת בַּת־צִיּ֑וֹן כִּֽי־גָד֥וֹל כַּ⁠יָּ֛ם שִׁבְרֵ֖⁠ךְ מִ֥י יִרְפָּא־לָֽ⁠ךְ׃ס ‡

BrLXX ΜΗΜ. Τί μαρτυρήσω σοι, ἢ τί ὁμοιώσω σοι, θύγατερ Ἱερουσαλήμ; τίς σώσει καὶ παρακαλέσει σε, παρθένος θύγατερ Σιών; ὅτι ἐμεγαλύνθη ποτήριον συντριβῆς σου, τίς ἰάσεταί σε;

BrTr Mem. What shall I testify to thee, or what shall I compare to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? who shall save and comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for the cup of thy destruction is enlarged: who shall heal thee?