Lamentations 4:13 — Compare Translations

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[But this happened] because of the sins of her [false] prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the just and righteous in the midst of her.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[But this happened] because of the sins of her [false] prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the just and righteous in the midst of her.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous within her.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

[It is] for the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

English EASY 2024

But it happened because of the sins of Jerusalem's prophets and her priests. The city became an unclean place because its leaders caused good people to die there.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

This happened because the prophets of Jerusalem sinned. This happened because the priests of Jerusalem did evil things. They were shedding the blood of good people in the city of Jerusalem.

This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But it happened, because her prophets sinned and her priests were guilty of causing the death of innocent people.

English God's Word - GW 1995

{They got through} because of the sins of Jerusalem's prophets and the crimes of its priests, who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

[Yet it happened] because of the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous within her.

English KJV 1611

For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

English LSB

Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Because of the sins of her prophets and the crimes of her priests, Who shed in her midst the blood of the just!--

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous. נ ( Nun )

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

It happened because Jerusalem's prophets had sinned. Its priests had done evil things. All of them spilled the blood of those who did what was right.

English NIV

But it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed within her the blood of the righteous.

English NKJ 1982

Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just.

English NLT

Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and priests, who defiled the city by shedding innocent blood.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

It was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yet this happened because of the sins of her prophets and the crimes of her priests, who shed innocent blood in the heart of the city.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Yet God permitted it because of the sins of her prophets and priests, who defiled the city by shedding innocent blood.

English Tyndale 1537

Mem. Which nevertheless is come to pass for the sins of her prophets, and for the wickedness of her priests that have shed innocents blood within her.