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Lamentations 1:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Her enemies are now running the show, and they're thriving while she suffers. God let this happen because of all the wrong she'd done — her people have been taken away as prisoners by their enemies.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the consequences of our choices catch up to us in ways that feel overwhelming.

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