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NET Bible
(Pe) The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. They did not honor the priests; they did not show favor to the elders.
New American Standard Bible
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not
They did not favor the elders.
King James Version
The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
Holman Bible
פ Pe
He regards them no more.
The priests are not respected;
the elders find no favor.
International Standard Version
The LORD himself separated them; he will do nothing more for them. They did not respect their own priests; they did not honor their elders.
A Conservative Version
The anger of LORD has scattered them. He will no more regard them. They did not respect the persons of the priests. They did not favor the elders.
American Standard Version
The anger of Jehovah hath scattered them; he will no more regard them: They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
Amplified
The presence of the Lord scattered them [among the nations];
He will not continue to look after them.
They did not honor the priests;
They did not favor the elders.
Bible in Basic English
The face of the Lord has sent them in all directions; he will no longer take care of them: they had no respect for the priests, they gave no honour to the old men.
Darby Translation
The face of Jehovah hath divided them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the aged.
Julia Smith Translation
The face of Jehovah their portion; he will not add to look upon them: they accepted not the face of the priests, they compassionated not the old men.
King James 2000
The anger of the LORD has scattered them; he will no longer regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The presence of Yahweh has scattered them, he will no longer watch over them; {they did not honor the priests}, they did not show mercy [to] elders.
Modern King James verseion
The face of Jehovah has shared them out; He will no longer look on them; they did not respect the persons of the priests; they did not favor the elders.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Ayin} The countenance of the LORD hath banished them, and shall never look more upon them: For they themselves neither regarded the priests, nor pitied the elders.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD himself has scattered them; he will no more regard them. They did not respect the priests, they did not favor the elders.
The Emphasized Bible
The face of Yahweh, hath scattered them, He will look them out no more: The persons of the priests, they have not respected, To the elders, have they shown no favour.
Webster
The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
World English Bible
The anger of Yahweh has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn't respect the persons of the priests, they didn't favor the elders.
Youngs Literal Translation
The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 4:16
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Context Readings
Zion Is Punished
15 (Samek) People cry to them, "Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don't touch us!" So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say, "They may not stay here any longer." 16 (Pe) The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. They did not honor the priests; they did not show favor to the elders. 17 (Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
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Cross References
Isaiah 9:14-16
So the Lord cut off Israel's head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day.
Lamentations 5:12
Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their fury, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel!
Leviticus 26:33-39
I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.
Deuteronomy 28:25
"The Lord will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:64-65
The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 32:26
"I said, 'I want to cut them in pieces. I want to make people forget they ever existed.
2 Kings 25:18-21
The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.
2 Chronicles 36:17
He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him.
Psalm 106:44
Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.
Jeremiah 15:4
I will make all the people in all the kingdoms of the world horrified at what has happened to them because of what Hezekiah's son Manasseh, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 24:9
I will bring such disaster on them that all the kingdoms of the earth will be horrified. I will make them an object of reproach, a proverbial example of disaster. I will make them an object of ridicule, an example to be used in curses. That is how they will be remembered wherever I banish them.
Hebrews 8:9
"It will not be like the covenant that I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for them, says the Lord.