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Lamentations 4:12

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The kings around the world and literally everyone else would never have believed that enemies could actually break through Jerusalem's gates and take over the city.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the unthinkable actually happens, even to places that seemed untouchable.

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