Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Fear and a snare were to us, desolation and breaking
New American Standard Bible
Devastation and destruction;
King James Version
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Holman Bible
devastation and destruction.
International Standard Version
Panic and pitfalls beset us, along with devastation and ruin.
A Conservative Version
Fear and the pit have come upon us, devastation and destruction.
American Standard Version
Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.
Amplified
Panic and pitfall (traps, danger) have come on us,
Devastation and destruction.
Bible in Basic English
Fear and deep waters have come on us, wasting and destruction.
Darby Translation
Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin.
King James 2000
Fear and a snare has come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Fear and a pit have come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Modern King James verseion
Fear and a pit have come to us, shame and ruin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Fear and snare is come upon us; yea, despite and destruction.
NET Bible
Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.
New Heart English Bible
Fear and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.
The Emphasized Bible
Terror and a pit, have befallen us, tumult and grievous injury;
Webster
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
World English Bible
Fear and the pit are come on us, devastation and destruction.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:47
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
46 All our enemies opened their mouth against us. 47 Fear and a snare were to us, desolation and breaking 48 Mine eye will bring down streams of water for the breaking of the daughter of my people.
Cross References
Isaiah 24:17-18
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, upon thee, thou inhabiters of the earth.
Isaiah 51:19
These two encountering thee; who shall be moved for thee? desolation and breaking, and famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Jeremiah 48:43-44
Fear, and the pit and the snare upon thee, thou inhabiting Moab, says Jehovah.
Lamentations 1:4
The ways of Zion mourn from none coming to the appointment: all her gates being desolated: her priests groaning, her virgins grieved, and it is bitterness to her.
Lamentations 1:13
From height he sent fire into my bones, and it brought them down: he spread a net for my feet, he turned me away behind: he gave me desolation, being sad all the day.
Lamentations 2:1-9
How will Jehovah in his anger cover the daughter of Zion! he cast down from the heavens to the earth the beauty of Israel, and he remembered not the footstool of his feet in the day of his anger.
Luke 21:35
For as a snare shall it come upon all remaining upon the face of all, the earth.