Lamentations 5:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Lamentations 5:17

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Berean Standard Bible

Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

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KJV

King James Version

For this our heart is faint; for these [things] our eyes are dim.

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WEB

World English Bible

For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim:

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ASV

American Standard Version

For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Lamentations 5

¹⁵ Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

¹⁶ The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

¹⁷ Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

¹⁸ because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.

¹⁹ You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.

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