Lamentations 1 5
Her 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.
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ERV Lamentations 1:5Jerusalem’s enemies have won. Her enemies have been successful. This happened because the Lord punished her. He punished Jerusalem for her many sins. Her children have gone away. Their enemies captured them and took them away.
LSV Lamentations 1:5Her adversaries have become chief, her enemies have been at ease, for YHWH has afflicted her, for the abundance of her transgressions, her infants have gone captive before the adversary.
AMP Lamentations 1:5Her adversaries have become the head; her enemies prosper. For the Lord has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions; her young children have gone into captivity before the enemy. [Jer. 30:14, 15; 52:28; Dan. 9:7-14.]