Lamentations 4:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ And the crookedness of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Seḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands had come against her or been laid on her. [Gen. 19:25.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ Greater was the punishment of the daughter of my people than Sodom’s penalty, which was quickly overthrown without any hand-wringing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.

Lamentations 4:6 Cross References

Genesis 19:24

And יהוה  rained sulphur and fire on Seḏ

Genesis 19:25

So He overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

Isaiah 24:2

And it shall be – as with the people so with the priest, as with the servant so with his master, as with the female servant so with her mistress, as with the buyer so with the seller, as with the lender so with the borrower, as with the creditor so with the debtor;

Jeremiah 20:16

And let that man be like the cities which יהוה  overthrew, and repented not. Let him hear the cry in the morning and the shouting at noon,

Jeremiah 23:14

“And among the prophets of Yerushalayim I have seen a horrible matter: committing adultery and walking in falsehood. And they strengthen the hands of evil ones, so that no one turns back from his evil. All of them are like Seḏ

Lamentations 4:9

Better off were those pierced by the sword Than those pierced by hunger; For these pine away, Pierced through for lack of the fruits of the field.

Daniel 8:25

“And through his skill he shall make deceit prosper in his hand, and hold himself to be great in his heart, and destroy many who are at ease, and even stand against the Prince of princes – yet without hand he shall be broken.

Daniel 9:12

“And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our rulers who judged us, by bringing upon us great evil. For under all the heavens there has not been done like what was done to Yerushalayim.

Matthew 24:21

“For then there shall be great distress, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Luke 10:12

“And I say to you that it shall be more bearable for Seḏ

Luke 12:47

“And that servant who knew his master’s desire, and did not prepare, nor did according to his desire, shall be beaten with many stripes.