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Lamentations 1:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly.+
  
  That is why she has become something abhorrent.
  
  All who used to honor her now treat her as something contemptible, for they have seen her nakedness.+
  
  She herself groans+ and turns away in shame.

Lamentations 1:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly.+
  
  That is why she has become something abhorrent.
  
  All who used to honor her now treat her as something contemptible, for they have seen her nakedness.+
  
  She herself groans+ and turns away in shame.

Lamentations 1:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 Jerusalem has committed outright sin.+ That is why she has become a mere abhorrent thing.+
  All who were honoring her have treated her as something cheap,+ for they have seen her nakedness.+
  She herself is also sighing+ and turns her back.

Lamentations 1:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 Jerusalem did sin, so she has become a piece of garbage;
  all who had been honoring her hold her cheap because they have seen her nakedness;
  she too moans and retreats backward.

Lamentations 1:8

American Standard Version
- 8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing; All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

Lamentations 1:8

King James Version
- 8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.