Lamentations 4:13

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophetsand the iniquities of her priests,who shed the blood of the righteous within her.

Hebrew Names Version
[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her Kohanim, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

King James Version
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 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.

New American Standard Bible
Because of the sins of her prophets And the wrongdoings of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous,

New Century Version
It happened because her prophets sinned and her priests did evil. They killed in the city those who did what was right.

Amplified Bible
Because of the sins of her [counterfeit] prophets And the wickedness of her [unfaithful] priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the just and righteous;

World English Bible
[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the sinnes of her Prophets, and the iniquities of her Priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middes of her.

New American Standard Bible (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;

Legacy Standard Bible
Because of the sins of her prophetsAnd the iniquities of her priests,Who have shed in her midstThe blood of the righteous;

Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem was punished because her prophets and her priests had sinned and caused the death of innocent victims.

Complete Jewish Bible
It happened because of the sins of her prophets and the offenses of her cohanim, who, within her walls, shed the blood of the righteous.

Darby Translation
[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.

Easy-to-Read Version
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.

George Lamsa Translation
It happened for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.

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

Lexham English Bible
Because of the sins of her prophets, the guilt of her priests, who shed blood in her midst, of righteous people.

Literal Translation
Because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, pouring out the blood of the righteous in her midst,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which neuertheles is come to passe for ye synnes of hir prophetes, and for the wickednes of hir prestes, that haue shed innocentes bloude within her.

American Standard Version
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Bible in Basic English
It is because of the sins of her prophets and the evil-doing of her priests, by whom the blood of the upright has been drained out in her.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

King James Version (1611)
For the sinnes of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middest of her:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the sinne of her prophetes, and for the wickednesse of her priestes, that haue shed innocents blood within her.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
MEM. For the sins of her prophets, and iniquities of her priests, who shed righteous blood in the midst of her,

English Revised Version
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Men. For the synnes of the profetis therof, and for wickidnessis of preestis therof, that schedden out the blood of iust men in the myddis therof.

Update Bible Version
[It is] because of the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New English Translation

מ (Mem)

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.

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

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

New Life Bible
This was because of the sins of her men who spoke in God's name, and the sins of her religious leaders, who killed those within her who were right and good.

New Revised Standard
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.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
It is for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, - who have been pouring out, in her midst, the blood of the righteous!

Douay-Rheims Bible
Mem. 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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation
Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,

THE MESSAGE
Because of the sins of her prophets and the evil of her priests, Who exploited good and trusting people, robbing them of their lives,

Contextual Overview

¹³But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.¹⁴They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments. ¹⁵"Go away! Unclean!" men shouted at them. "Away, away! Do not touch us!" So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, "They can stay here no longer." ¹⁶The LORD Himself has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor, the elders find no favor. ¹⁷All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. ¹⁸They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! ¹⁹Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness. ²⁰The LORD's anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, "Under his shadow we will live among the nations."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the sins: Lamentations 2:14, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 23:11-21, Ezekiel 22:26-28, Micah 3:11, Micah 3:12, Zephaniah 3:3, Zephaniah 3:4

that: Jeremiah 2:20, Jeremiah 26:8, Jeremiah 26:9, Matthew 23:31, Matthew 23:33-37, Luke 11:47-51, Acts 7:52, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:16

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:9 - Because 2 Chronicles 7:22 - Because they forsook Isaiah 24:2 - as with the people Isaiah 43:27 - and thy Isaiah 59:7 - and they Jeremiah 7:6 - and shed Jeremiah 8:10 - from the prophet Jeremiah 14:18 - yea Jeremiah 19:4 - filled Jeremiah 26:19 - Thus Jeremiah 30:15 - for the Jeremiah 44:3 - of their Lamentations 2:20 - shall the priest Lamentations 5:16 - woe Ezekiel 9:9 - and the land Ezekiel 11:6 - General Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against Ezekiel 22:25 - a conspiracy Ezekiel 34:3 - ye kill Hosea 4:2 - toucheth Hosea 9:8 - but Zephaniah 1:17 - because Malachi 2:1 - General Matthew 23:35 - upon Luke 13:34 - killest Hebrews 11:37 - were slain Revelation 16:6 - they have

Cross-References

Job 15:22
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

Revelation 16:9
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

Revelation 16:11
and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

Revelation 16:21
And huge hailstones, about a hundred pounds each, rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests,.... Aben Ezra interprets this of the prophets of Baal, and the priests of the high places; but though false prophets and wicked priests are meant, yet such as were among the Jews, made choice of and approved of by them: see 2 Chronicles 36:14; not that the people were faultless, but these were the principals, who by their examples led on and encouraged the common people in sin:

that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her; not the blood of innocent children, sacrificed to them by Moloch; but of good men in general, whom they persecuted and slew; and of the true prophets of the Lord in particular, whose blood they shed; and was the sin that brought on the destruction of their city by the Romans, as well as of that by the Chaldeans; see Matthew 23:35.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The blood of the just - Jeremiah 26:7-24 exhibits priests and prophets as the prime movers in an attempt to silence the word of God by putting Jeremiah to death. Compare the margin reference to Matthew.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 13. For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests — These most wretched beings, under the pretense of zeal for the true religion, persecuted the genuine prophets, priests, and people of God, and caused their blood to be shed in the midst of the city, in the most open and public manner; exactly as the murderous priests, and blood-thirsty preachers, under the reign of bloody Queen Mary, did in England. However, the profligate priests and idolatrous prophets in Jerusalem, only shed the blood of the saints of God there: but the sanguinary papists, in the above reign, burnt the blood here, for they burnt the people alive; and at the same time, in their worse than Molochean cruelty, consigned, with all the fervour peculiar to their then ruthless Church, the souls of those whom they thus massacred, to the bitter pains of eternal death! O earth, cover not thou their blood!