Devine Scripture

Lamentations 4:6

Lamentations chapter 4 · verse 6 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

Context

v.5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

v.6This passage

v.7Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 19:25

    and he overthrew those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

  • Lamentations 4:9

    They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.

  • Daniel 9:12

    And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Ezekiel 16:48

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

  • Luke 12:47

    And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

  • Isaiah 1:9

    Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.