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Berean Standard Bible

“Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.”

Lamentations 2:19

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Lamentations 2 describes the LORD's anger against Jerusalem in vivid detail, with the temple destroyed and children dying of hunger in the streets. In the middle of the grief, the poet urges the city to cry out.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.

World English Bible (WEB)

Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.

King James Version (KJV)

Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Up! give cries in the night, at the starting of the night-watches; let your heart be flowing out like water before the face of the Lord, lifting up your hands to him for the life of your young children who are falling down, feeble for need of food, at the top of every street.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Levántate, da voces en la noche, en el principio de las velas; derrama como agua tu corazón ante la presencia del Señor; alza tus manos á él por la vida de tus pequeñitos, que desfallecen de hambre en las entradas de todas las calles.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Levántate en la noche y clama al Señor, cuando los guardas inician la ronda. Derrama tu corazón delante del Señor, como si fuera agua, y levanta tus manos hacia él en actitud de oración. ¡Clama a Dios por tus niños y niñas que desfallecen de hambre en las calles!

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