Parallel Verses
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,
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 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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Context Readings
Zion Is Punished
12 The kings of the earth, and all the people of the world, would not have believed that the foe and the hater would go into Jerusalem's gates. 13 For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, shedding the blood of the just in her midst, 14 they reeled blind in the streets; they are defiled with blood, so that not any can touch their clothes.
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so, and what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 6:13
For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 26:8-9
And it happened when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that Jehovah had commanded him to speak to all the people, the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, You shall surely die!
Lamentations 2:14
Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you, and they have not uncovered your iniquity, to turn away your captivity; but they have seen false oracles and seductions for you.
Ezekiel 22:26-28
Her priests have broken My Law and have defiled My holy things. They have put no difference between the holy and the common, and have not taught between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am defiled among them.
Matthew 23:31
Therefore you are witnesses to yourselves, that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets;
Jeremiah 2:20
For long ago you broke your yoke and tore up your bonds; and you said, I will not transgress, when on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down like a harlot.
Jeremiah 14:14
And Jehovah said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in My name; I did not send them, nor have I commanded them, nor did I speak to them. They prophesy to you a false vision and a worthless divination, and a thing of no value, and the deceit of their heart.
Jeremiah 23:11-21
For both prophet and priest are ungodly; yes, in My house I have found their evil, says Jehovah.
Micah 3:11-12
Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us!
Zephaniah 3:3-4
Her rulers within her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves. They do not gnaw bones for the morning.
Matthew 23:33-37
Serpents! Offspring of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
Luke 11:47-51
Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now been the betrayers and murderers;
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, also driving us out and they do not please God and being contrary to all men,