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Lamentations 4:6

NETBible	ו (Vav) The punishment¹ of my people² exceeded that of³ of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Lam 4:6	The punishment of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment without a hand turned to help her.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 4:6	For the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown as in a moment, And no hands were turned toward her.
NLT © biblegateway Lam 4:6	The guilt of my people is greater than that of Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment with no one to help them.
MSG © biblegateway Lam 4:6	The evil guilt of my dear people was worse than the sin of Sodom--The city was destroyed in a flash, and no one around to help.
BBE © SABDAweb Lam 4:6	For the punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overturned suddenly without any hand falling on her.
NRSV © bibleoremus Lam 4:6	For the chastisement of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, though no hand was laid on it.
NKJV © biblegateway Lam 4:6	The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown in a moment, With no hand to help her!
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KJV	For the punishment of the iniquity <05771> of the daughter <01323> of my people <05971> is greater <01431> (8799) than the punishment <02403> of the sin of Sodom <05467>_, that was overthrown <02015> (8803) as in a moment <07281>_, and no hands <03027> stayed <02342> (8804) on her. {punishment of the iniquity: or, iniquity}
NASB © biblegateway Lam 4:6	For the iniquity <05771> of the daughter <01323> of my people <05971> Is greater <01431> than <04480> the sin <02403> of Sodom <05467> , Which was overthrown <02015> as in a moment <07281> , And no <03808> hands <03027> were turned <02342> toward her.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ emegalunyh <3170> V-API-3S anomia <458> N-NSF yugatrov <2364> N-GSF laou <2992> N-GSM mou <1473> P-GS uper <5228> PREP anomiav <458> N-GSF sodomwn {N-PRI} thv <3588> T-GSF katestrammenhv <2690> V-RMPGS wsper <3746> ADV spoudh <4710> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV eponesan {V-AAI-3S} en <1722> PREP auth <846> D-DSF ceirav <5495> N-APF
NET [draft] ITL	ו(Vav) The punishment <05771> of my people <05971> <01323> exceeded <01431> that <02403> of of Sodom <05467> , which was overthrown <02015> in a moment <07281> with no one <03808> to help <03027> <02342> her.
HEBREW	o Mydy <03027> hb <0> wlx <02342> alw <03808> egr <07281> wmk <03644> hkwphh <02015> Mdo <05467> tajxm <02403> yme <05971> tb <01323> Nwe <05771> ldgyw (4:6) <01431>

NETBible

ו (Vav) The punishment¹ of my people² exceeded that of³ of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment with no one to help her.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The noun עֲוֹן (’avon) has a basic two-fold range of meanings: (1) basic meaning: “iniquity, sin” and (2) metonymical cause for effect meaning: “punishment for iniquity.”

²tn Heb “the daughter of my people.”

³tn Heb “the sin of.” The noun חַטָּאת (khatta’t) often means “sin, rebellion,” but here it probably functions in a metonymical (cause for effect) sense: “punishment for sin” (e.g., Zech 14:19). The context focuses on the severity of the punishment of Jerusalem rather than the depths of its degradation and depravity that led to the judgment.

⁴tn Heb “without a hand turned.” The preposition ב (bet) after the verb חוּל (khul) in Hos 11:6 is adversative “the sword will turn against [Assyria’s] cities.” Other contexts with חוּל (khul) plus ב (bet) are not comparable (ב [bet] often being locative). However, it is not certain that hands must be adversarial as the sword clearly is in Hos 11:6. The present translation pictures the suddenness of Sodom’s overthrow as an easier fate than the protracted military campaign and subsequent exile and poverty of Judah’s survivor’s.