Lamentations 1:18

How Lonely Lies the City! · Lamentations 1:1–22
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Translations

Modern
The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
Traditional
The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
Literal
He is righteous—YHWH, for His mouth I have rebelled against. Hear now, all peoples, and see my pain! My maidens and my young men have gone into captivity.
Latin
Justus est Dominus, quia os ejus ad iracundiam provocavi. Audite, obsecro, universi populi, et videte dolorem meum: virgines meæ et juvenes mei abierunt in captivitatem.

Original

Hebrew
English
The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.

Notes

Chapter 1 mourns the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem, recognizing that this was God’s well-deserved judgment on Israel’s sins.

Parallels

2 Kings 24:10–17

Glossary

Acrostic Lamentations, Book of Poetry, Biblical

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Resignation In, Exemplified God: Judge, and his Justice Prayer: Confession In Rebellion Against God: Guilt of To be Confessed Resignation: Exemplified Sin: Confession of The Anger of God is Righteous Woman: Young: Often Taken Captive Women: Taken Captive