Lamentations 2:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; And he hath made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is the Lord's purpose to make waste the wall of the daughter of Zion; his line has been stretched out, he has not kept back his hand from destruction: he has sent sorrow on tower and wall, they have become feeble together.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Jehovah hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out the line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying; and he hath made the rampart and the wall to lament: they languish together.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He has stretched out the line, he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Devised hath Jehovah to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion, He hath stretched out a line, He hath not turned His hand from destroying, And He causeth bulwark and wall to mourn, Together -- they have been weak.
| The Lord | חָשַׁ֨ב | ḥāšab | ha-SHAHV |
| hath purposed | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| to destroy | לְהַשְׁחִית֙ | lĕhašḥît | leh-hahsh-HEET |
| the wall | חוֹמַ֣ת | ḥômat | hoh-MAHT |
| daughter the of | בַּת | bat | baht |
| of Zion: | צִיּ֔וֹן | ṣiyyôn | TSEE-yone |
| out stretched hath he | נָ֣טָה | nāṭâ | NA-ta |
| a line, | קָ֔ו | qāw | kahv |
| not hath he | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| withdrawn | הֵשִׁ֥יב | hēšîb | hay-SHEEV |
| his hand | יָד֖וֹ | yādô | ya-DOH |
| from destroying: | מִבַּלֵּ֑עַ | mibballēaʿ | mee-ba-LAY-ah |
| rampart the made he therefore | וַיַּֽאֲבֶל | wayyaʾăbel | va-YA-uh-vel |
| and the wall | חֵ֥ל | ḥēl | hale |
| lament; to | וְחוֹמָ֖ה | wĕḥômâ | veh-hoh-MA |
| they languished | יַחְדָּ֥ו | yaḥdāw | yahk-DAHV |
| together. | אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃ | ʾumlālû | oom-la-LOO |