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Berean Standard Bible

“All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?””

Lamentations 2:15

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

World English Bible (WEB)

All that pass by clap their hands at you. They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city that men called ‘The perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth’?”

King James Version (KJV)

All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

American Standard Version (ASV)

All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, [saying], Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

All who go by make a noise with their hands at you; they make hisses, shaking their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, and saying, Is this the town which was the crown of everything beautiful, the joy of all the earth?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Todos los que pasaban por el camino, batieron las manos sobre ti; silbaron, y movieron sus cabezas sobre la hija de Jerusalem, diciendo: ¿Es ésta la ciudad que decían de perfecta hermosura, el gozo de toda la tierra?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Todos los que pasan por el camino al verte aplauden en son de burla; entre silbido y muecas, dicen: «¿Es esta la ciudad a la que llaman Hermosa, supuestamente la alegría de toda la tierra?».

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