Lamentations 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.”
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“The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Lamentations 4:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 29:24So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 1 Kings 9:8And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
- 2 Kings 25:8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.
- Psalms 48:4For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
- Jeremiah 21:13Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau— declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?”
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