Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The
King James Version
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Holman Bible
מ Mem
and the guilt of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.
International Standard Version
Due to the sins committed by her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests who shed in her midst, the blood of the righteous,
A Conservative Version
[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
American Standard Version
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
Amplified
Because of the sins of her [counterfeit] prophets
And the wickedness of her [unfaithful] priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the just and righteous;
Bible in Basic English
It is because of the sins of her prophets and the evil-doing of her priests, by whom the blood of the upright has been drained out in her.
Darby Translation
It is for the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.
Julia Smith Translation
From the sins of her prophets the iniquities of her priests shedding the blood of the just in her midst,
King James 2000
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of the sins of her prophets, the guilt of her priests, who shed blood in her midst, of righteous people.
Modern King James verseion
For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, shedding the blood of the just in her midst,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Mem} Which nevertheless is come to pass for the sins of her prophets, and for the wickedness of her priests that have shed innocents' blood within her.
NET Bible
(Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
The Emphasized Bible
It is for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, - who have been pouring out, in her midst, the blood of the righteous!
Webster
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
World English Bible
[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
Youngs Literal Translation
Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 4:13
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Zion Is Punished
12
Lamed The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world never believed that the adversary and the enemy would enter in through the gates of Jerusalem.
13
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesied falsely, and the priests bore rule by their hands; and my people love to have it so. What will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 6:13
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them each one is given to greed; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.
Jeremiah 26:8-9
Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.
Lamentations 2:14
Nun Thy prophets have preached vanity and foolishness unto thee; and they have not uncovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity but have preached unto thee vain prophecies and digressions.
Ezekiel 22:26-28
Her priests have violated my law by force and have profaned my holy things; they have made no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they showed the difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Matthew 23:31
Therefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Jeremiah 2:20
For of old time I have broken thy yoke and burst thy bands; and thou didst say, I will not serve sin. With all this, upon every high hill and under every green tree thou dost wander, playing the harlot.
Jeremiah 14:14
Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither did I speak unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, divination, vanity, and the deceit of their heart.
Jeremiah 23:11-21
For both prophet and priest are feigned; even in my house I have found their wickedness, said the LORD.
Micah 3:11-12
the heads thereof judge for bribes, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they come near unto the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.
Zephaniah 3:3-4
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not leave a bone for tomorrow.
Matthew 23:33-37
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the judgment of hell?
Luke 11:47-51
Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Acts 7:52
Who of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? and they have slain those who announced before the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers,
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us, and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,