Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For this our heart was languid; for this our eyes were darkened.
New American Standard Bible
Because of these things our
King James Version
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
Holman Bible
because of these, our eyes grow dim:
International Standard Version
This is why our hearts faint, and why our eyes grow dim:
A Conservative Version
For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim,
American Standard Version
For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;
Amplified
Because of this our heart is faint,
Because of these things our eyes are dim.
Bible in Basic English
Because of this our hearts are feeble; for these things our eyes are dark;
Darby Translation
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes have grown dim,
King James 2000
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of this, our heart has become faint, because of these, our eyes have become dim.
Modern King James verseion
Our heart is faint for this; our eyes are dim for these things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore our heart is full of heaviness, and our eyes dim:
NET Bible
Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.
New Heart English Bible
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes grow dim.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, faint is our heart, For these things, dimmed are our eyes:
Webster
For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
World English Bible
For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;
Youngs Literal Translation
For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 5:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Request For Mercy
16 The crown of our head fell: wo! now to us, for we sinned. 17 For this our heart was languid; for this our eyes were darkened. 18 For mount Zion was laid waste, the foxes went upon it.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:5
For what shall ye be yet struck? will ye add apostasy? every head for sickness, and every heart sick
Lamentations 2:11
Mine eyes failed with tears, my bowels were in a ferment, my liver was poured out to the earth, upon the breaking of the daughter of my people; in the fainting of the child and suckling in the wide places of the city.
Job 17:7
And mine eye shall be weak from vexation, and my thoughts as a shadow all of them.
Psalm 6:7
Mine eye fell away from grief; it grew old among all mine enemies.
Leviticus 26:36
And they remaining of you, and I brought timidity into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the voice of a driven leaf pursued them, and they fled, fleeing the sword; and they fell, and none pursued.
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations thou shalt not rest, and there shall not be rest to the sole of thy foot: and Jehovah gave to thee there a trembling heart and a wasting away of the eyes, and a faintnesss of soul.
Psalm 31:9
Pity me, O Jehovah, for straits are to me: mine eye fell away; with trouble my soul and my belly.
Psalm 69:3
I was wearied in my calling, my throat was dried up: mine eyes failed waiting for my God.
Isaiah 38:14
As the twittering swallow so shall I chirp: I shall murmur as the dove: mine eyes languished for height: O Jehovah, oppression is to me; be surety for me.
Jeremiah 8:18
Because I afflicted not sorrow upon myself, my heart was sick upon me.
Jeremiah 46:5
Wherefore did I see them terrified, drawing back behind? and their strong ones shall be broken, and they fled a flight, and they turned not: fear being round about, says Jehovah.
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 1:22
All their evil shall come before thee; and do evil to them according as thou didst evil to me for all my transgressions: for many my groanings, and any heart being sad.
Ezekiel 21:7
And it was when they shall say to thee, For what sighest thou? and say, For the report, because it came: and every heart melted and all hands were relaxed, and every spirit was weak, and all knees shall go into water: behold, it came, and it was, says the Lord Jehovah.
Ezekiel 21:15
In order to melt the heart and to multiply the ruins, I gave the turning of the sword against all their gates: Ah! it was made for lightnings, it was polished for slaughter.
Micah 6:13
And also I made sick, striking thee, making desolate for thy sins.