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OET (OET-RV) Yerushalem disobeyed terribly, therefore, she became filth.
⇔ All her glory is scorned, because they’ve seen her nakedness.
⇔ Again, she groans and turns away.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ΗΘ. Ἁμαρτίαν ἥμαρτεν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, διατοῦτο εἰς σάλον ἐγένετο· πάντες οἱ δοξάζοντες αὐτὴν, ἐταπείνωσαν αὐτήν· εἶδον γὰρ τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς, καί γε αὐτὴ στενάζουσα καὶ ἀπεστράφη ὀπίσω.
(AʸTh. Hamartian haʸmarten Hierousalaʸm, diatouto eis salon egeneto; pantes hoi doxazontes autaʸn, etapeinōsan autaʸn; eidon gar taʸn asⱪaʸmosunaʸn autaʸs, kai ge autaʸ stenazousa kai apestrafaʸ opisō. )

BrTr Heth. Jerusalem has sinned a great sin; therefore has she come into tribulation, all that used to honour her have afflicted her, for they have seen her shame: yea, she herself groaned, and turned backward.

ULT Jerusalem sinned greatly; therefore, she became filth.
⇔ All her glory is scorned, for they have seen her nakedness; again, she groans and turns away.

UST We, the people of Jerusalem, have sinned very much;
⇔ our city has become like a bloody rag between a woman’s legs.
⇔ Everyone who previously honored our city now despise it;
⇔ they are like people who strip a woman bare and then mock her.
⇔ Now we groan in the city;
⇔ we are like a woman without clothes who tries to cover herself with her hands.

BSB Jerusalem has sinned greatly therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness she herself groans and turns away.
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MSB Jerusalem has sinned greatly therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness she herself groans and turns away.
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OEB Jerusalem hath grievously sinned,
⇔ And so she hath fallen.
⇔ All they that honoured despise her
⇔ At sight of her nakedness.
⇔ She meanwhile groaneth and moaneth
⇔ And turneth her backward.

WEBBE ⇔ Jerusalem has grievously sinned.
⇔ Therefore she has become unclean.
⇔ All who honoured her despise her,
⇔ because they have seen her nakedness.
⇔ Yes, she sighs and turns backward.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jerusalem committed terrible sin;
⇔ therefore she became an object of scorn.
⇔ All who admired her have despised her
⇔ because they have seen her nakedness.
⇔ She groans aloud
⇔ and turns away in shame.

LSV A sin has Jerusalem sinned,
Therefore she has become impure,
All who honored her have esteemed her lightly,
For they have seen her nakedness,
Indeed, she herself has sighed and turns backward.

FBV Jerusalem sinned terribly which is why she is now treated as someone unclean. Everyone who used to honor her now despise her, because they've seen her naked and ashamed. She herself groans as she turns away.

T4T ⇔ The people of [PRS] Jerusalem have sinned very much;
⇔ it is as though [MET] the city has become like a filthy rag.
⇔ All those who previously honored the city now despise it,
⇔ because they see that it has become very disgraced [MET].
⇔ Now the people of the city groan,
⇔ and they cover their faces because they are very ashamed.

LEB No LEB LAM book available

BBE Great is the sin of Jerusalem; for this cause she has become an unclean thing: all those who gave her honour are looking down on her, because they have seen her shame: now truly, breathing out grief, she is turned back.

Moff No Moff LAM book available

JPS Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is become as one unclean; all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness; she herself also sigheth, and turneth backward.

ASV Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing;
⇔ All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:
⇔ Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

DRA Heth. Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore is she become unstable: all that honoured her have despised her, because they have seen her shame: but she sighed and turned backward.

YLT A sin hath Jerusalem sinned, Therefore impure she hath become, All who honoured her have esteemed her lightly, For they have seen her nakedness, Yea, she herself hath sighed and turneth backward.

Drby Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore is she removed as an impurity: all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; and she sigheth, and turneth backward.

RV Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
(Yerusalem hath/has grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. )

SLT Jerusalem sinned a sin; for this she was for a removing: all honoring her despised her, for they saw her nakedness: also she sighed, and she will turn away behind.

Wbstr Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sigheth and turneth backward.

KJB-1769 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.[fn]
(Yerusalem hath/has grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. )

1.8 is…: Heb. is become a removing, or, wandering

KJB-1611 Ierusalem hath grieuously sinned, therefore she [fn]is remoued: all that honoured her, despise her, because they haue seene her nakednesse: yea, shee sigheth and turneth backward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:8 Heb. is become a remouing or wandering.

Bshps No Bshps LAM book available

Gnva Ierusalem hath grieuously sinned, therefore shee is in derision: all that honoured her, despise her, because they haue seene her filthinesse: yea, she sigheth and turneth backeward.
(Yerusalem hath/has grievously sinned, therefore she is in derision: all that honoured her, despise her, because they have seen her filthiness: yea, she sigheth and turneth backward. )

Cvdl No Cvdl LAM book available

Wycl No Wycl LAM book available

Luth No Luth LAM book available

ClVg Heth Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem, propterea instabilis facta est; omnes qui glorificabant eam spreverunt illam, quia viderunt ignominiam ejus: ipsa autem gemens conversa est retrorsum.
(Heth Peccatum he_sinned Yerusalem, therefore instabilis facts it_is; everyone who glorificabant her they_despised her, because they_saw disgrace his: herself however gemens conversa it_is backwards. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT LAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

General Information:

The city of Jerusalem is spoken of as if it were a woman. In Lamentations, Zion and Jerusalem are names used to refer to the same city.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) Jerusalem sinned greatly, therefore, she has become scorned as something that is filthy

(Some words not found in UHB: sin she_sinned Yerushalayim on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so as,unclean become all/each/any/every honored_of,her despise,her that/for/because/then/when seen nakedness_of,her also/yet she/it groans and,turns away )

This speaks of Jerusalem being scorned in the same way that a woman is scorned when she is unclean. According to the law of Moses, a woman was considered unclean during her monthly bleeding. Alternate translation: “Jerusalem’s sins have made her filthy and unclean, and therefore she was unacceptable before God”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) Jerusalem sinned greatly

This describes Jerusalem as a woman who sinned, while it also stands for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “The people of Jerusalem sinned greatly” (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) has become scorned

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “has become an object of scorn”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) her nakedness

“her naked.” Jerusalem is described as a woman whose private parts have been exposed to everyone to shame her.

Parallel LAM 1:8

General Information: