Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They
At the daughter of Jerusalem,
“Is this the city of which they said,
‘
King James Version
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Holman Bible
ס Samek
scornfully clap their hands
They mock
at Daughter Jerusalem:
Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,
the joy of the whole earth?
International Standard Version
Everyone who passes by on the road shake their fists at you. They hiss and shake their heads at cherished Jerusalem: "Is this the city men used to call "The Perfection of Beauty,' and "The Joy of the Entire Earth'"?
A Conservative Version
All who pass by clap their hands at thee. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying], Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
American Standard Version
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem,'saying , Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Amplified
All who pass along the way
Clap their hands in derision at you;
They scoff and shake their heads
At the Daughter of Jerusalem, saying,
“Is this the city that was called
‘The perfection of beauty,
The joy of all the earth’?”
Bible in Basic English
All who go by make a noise with their hands at you; they make hisses, shaking their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, and saying, Is this the town which was the crown of everything beautiful, the joy of all the earth?
Darby Translation
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and shake their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: Is this the city which they called, The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Julia Smith Translation
All passing by the way clapped their hands at thee; they hissed, and they will nod their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: This the city, they will say; the complete splendor of joy to all the earth.
King James 2000
All that pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Lexham Expanded Bible
They clap hands over you, all who pass along the way; they hiss and they shake their head, at the daughter of Jerusalem. Is this the city of which it is said, "A perfection of beauty, a joy for all the earth?"
Modern King James verseion
All who pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city which they called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Samekh} All they that go by thee clap their hands at thee - hissing and wagging their heads upon the daughter Jerusalem - and say, "Is this the city that men call so fair, wherein the whole land rejoiceth?"
NET Bible
(Samek) All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem. "Ha! Is this the city they called 'The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!'?"
New Heart English Bible
All that pass by clap their hands at you, they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, "Is this the city that men called 'The perfection of beauty,' 'The joy of the whole earth'?"
The Emphasized Bible
All passing by, have clapped, over thee, their hands, have hissed and wagged their head over the daughter of Jerusalem, - saying , Is, this, the city, of which men used to say - The perfection of beauty! A joy to the whole earth!
Webster
All that pass by, clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call the Perfection of beauty, the Joy of the whole earth?
World English Bible
All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying], Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
Youngs Literal Translation
Clapped hands at thee have all passing by the way, They have hissed -- and they shake the head At the daughter of Jerusalem: 'Is this the city of which they said: The perfection of beauty, a joy to all the land?'
Themes
Glory of the The church » Sin obscures
Jerusalem » Described as » Joy of the whole earth
Jerusalem » The names given to » Perfection of beauty
Jerusalem » Described as » The perfection of beauty
Jerusalem » Called » The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 2:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Is Angry
14
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
They
At the daughter of Jerusalem,
“Is this the city of which they said,
‘
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They hiss and
They say, “We have
Surely this is the
We have reached it, we have seen it.”
Cross References
Psalm 48:2
Is Mount Zion in the far north,
The
Jeremiah 18:16
An object of perpetual
Everyone who passes by it will be astonished
And
Psalm 50:2
God
Jeremiah 19:8
I will also make this city a
Ezekiel 25:6
For thus says the Lord God, “Because you have
Psalm 22:7
They
Isaiah 37:22
this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:
“She has despised you and mocked you,
The
She has
The daughter of Jerusalem!
Zephaniah 2:15
Which
Who says in her heart,
“
How she has become a
A resting place for beasts!
And wave his hand in contempt.
Deuteronomy 29:22-28
“Now the generation to come, your sons who rise up after you and
1 Kings 9:7-9
2 Kings 19:21
This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:
‘She has despised you and mocked you,
She
The daughter of Jerusalem!
2 Chronicles 7:21
As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘
Job 27:22-23
He will surely try to
Psalm 44:14-15
A
Isaiah 64:11
Where our fathers praised You,
Has been burned by fire;
And
Jeremiah 25:9
behold, I will
Jeremiah 25:18
Jeremiah 29:18
I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with pestilence; and I will
Jeremiah 51:37
An
Lamentations 1:8
Therefore
All who honored her despise her
Because they have seen her nakedness;
Even
Lamentations 2:6
He has
The Lord has
The appointed feast and sabbath in Zion,
And He has
In the indignation of His anger.
Lamentations 2:16
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They hiss and
They say, “We have
Surely this is the
We have reached it, we have seen it.”
Micah 6:16
And all the works of the house of
And in their devices you
Therefore I will give you up for
And
And you will bear the
Nahum 3:19
Your
All who hear
Will
For on whom has not your evil passed continually?
Matthew 27:39
And those passing by were
Mark 15:29
Those passing by were