Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her.

New American Standard Bible

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.

King James Version

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

Holman Bible

ו VavThe punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in an instant
without a hand laid on it.

International Standard Version

The guilt of my cherished people surpasses the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, without a hand to help her.

A Conservative Version

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

American Standard Version

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

Amplified


For the [punishment of the] wickedness of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem]
Is greater than the [punishment for the] sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her [to offer help].

Bible in Basic English

For the punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overturned suddenly without any hand falling on her.

Julia Smith Translation

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people will be great above the sin of Sodom being overthrown as in a moment, and no hands waited for her.

King James 2000

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, with no hands laid on her.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom; it was overthrown in a moment and no hands were laid on her.

Modern King James verseion

And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is heaped more than the sin of Sodom, overthrown as in a moment, and no hands spun on her.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{Vav} The sin of the daughter of my people is become greater than the wickedness of Sodom, that suddenly was destroyed, and not taken with hands.

NET Bible

(Vav) The punishment of my people exceeded that of of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.

New Heart English Bible

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant, and no hands were laid on her.

The Emphasized Bible

And the punishment of the daughter of my people hath grown greater than the punishment of Sodom, - which was overthrown as in a moment, when no hands had been laid violently upon her.

Webster

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

World English Bible

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid on her.

Youngs Literal Translation

And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as in a moment, And no hands were stayed on her.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the punishment of the iniquity
עוון עון 
`avon 
Usage: 230

of the daughter
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

of my people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

is greater
גּדל 
Gadal 
Usage: 115

חטּאת חטּאה 
Chatta'ah 
Usage: 294

of the sin of Sodom
סדם 
C@dom 
Usage: 39

as in a moment
רגע 
Rega` 
Usage: 22

and no hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

חיל חוּל 
Chuwl 
Usage: 57

Prayers for Lamentations 4:6

Context Readings

Zion Is Punished

5 They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills. 6 And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her. 7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, whiter than milk; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphire.

Cross References

Genesis 19:25

and overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew upon the ground.

Luke 10:12

I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.

Isaiah 1:9-10

Unless Jehovah of hosts had left us a very small residue, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Lamentations 4:9

The slain with the sword are happier than the slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

Ezekiel 16:48-50

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters!

Daniel 9:12

And he hath performed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; so that there hath not been done under the whole heaven as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

Matthew 11:23-24

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

Matthew 24:21

for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be;

Luke 12:47

But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

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