New American Standard Bible 2020
Lamentations 1:6
6All of her 1splendor Is gone from the daughter of Zion; Her leaders have become like deer That have found no pasture, And they have 23fled without strength 4From the pursuer.
Lamentations 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.
- New International Version (NIV)All the splendor has departed from Daughter Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)From the daughter of Zion all her majesty has departed. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture; they fled without strength before the pursuer.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And from the daughter of Zion All her splendor has departed. Her princes have become like deer That find no pasture, That flee without strength Before the pursuer.
Context of Lamentations 1:6
4The roads of Zion are in mourning Because no one comes to an appointed feast. All her gates are deserted; Her priests groan, Her virgins are worried, And as for Zion herself, it is bitter for her. 5Her adversaries have become her masters, Her enemies are secure; For the Lord has caused her grief Because of the multitude of her wrongdoings; Her little ones have gone away As captives led by the enemy. All of her splendor Is gone from the daughter of Zion; Her leaders have become like deer That have found no pasture, And they have fled without strength From the pursuer. 7In the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her treasures That were hers since the days of old, When her people fell into the hand of the adversary And no one helped her. The adversaries saw her, They laughed at her ruin. 8Jerusalem sinned greatly, Therefore she has become an object of ridicule. All who honored her despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Even she herself groans and turns away.
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וַיֵּצֵ֥א מִבַּת צִיּ֖וֹן כָּל־הֲדָרָ֑הּ הָי֣וּ שָׂרֶ֗יהָ כְּאַיָּלִים֙ לֹא־מָצְא֣וּ מִרְעֶ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְלֹא־כֹ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י רוֹדֵֽף׃ סRead the interlinear
- Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- splendorהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
- Is goneיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- from the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
- Her leadersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- have becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- like deerאַיָּל'ayâl · deerH354
- That have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- pastureמִרְעֶהmir‛eh · pastureH4829
- fledהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- From the pursuerרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
Cross-references for Lamentations 1:6
- 2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: ‘She, the virgin daughter of Zion, has shown contempt for you and mocked you; She, the daughter of Jerusalem, has shaken her head behind you!
- Psalms 48:2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.
- Isaiah 1:21How the faithful city has become a prostitute, She who was full of justice! Righteousness once dwelt in her, But now murderers.
- Isaiah 4:5then the Lord will create over the entire area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.
- Isaiah 12:6Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
- Zephaniah 3:14Shout for joy, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, Israel! Rejoice and triumph with all your heart, Daughter of Jerusalem!
- Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He has hurled The glory of Israel from heaven to earth, And has not remembered His footstool In the day of His anger.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone.
- Psalms 96:9Worship the Lord in holy attire; Tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Psalms 132:12If your sons will keep My covenant And My testimony which I will teach them, Their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.”
- Jeremiah 52:8But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the desert plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.
- Ezekiel 7:20Moreover, they transformed the splendor of His jewels into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim lifted up their wings with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered over them.
- Ezekiel 24:21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, that which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.
- Leviticus 26:36As for those among you who are left, I will also bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. And the sound of a scattered leaf will chase them, and even when no one is pursuing they will flee as though from the sword, and they will fall.
- Deuteronomy 28:25“The Lord will cause you to be defeated by your enemies; you will go out one way against them, but you will flee seven ways from their presence, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Commentaries on Lamentations 1:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Her princes - Jeremiah had before his mind the sad flight of Zedekiah and his men of war, and their capture within a few miles of Jerusalem Jeremiah 39:4-5.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Chapter 1 mourns the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem, recognizing that this was God’s well-deserved judgment on Israel’s sins.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. beauty ... departed--her temple, throne, and priesthood. harts that find no pasture--an animal timid and fleet, especially when seeking and not able to "find pasture." Zain.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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