17For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.


In Context

14 The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.

15 Ceased hath the joy of our heart, Turned to mourning hath been our dancing.

16 Fallen hath the crown from our head, Woe is now to us, for we have sinned.

17 For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.

18 For the mount of Zion — that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.

19 Thou, O Jehovah, to the age remainest, Thy throne to generation and generation.

Lamentations 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; for these [things] our eyes are dim.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Therefore is our heart sorrowful, therefore are our eyes become dim,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes have grown dim,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.