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.
KJV
Hebrew original
הָי֨וּ צָרֶ֤י/הָ לְ/רֹאשׁ֙ אֹיְבֶ֣י/הָ שָׁל֔וּ כִּֽי יְהוָ֥ה הוֹגָ֖/הּ עַ֣ל רֹב פְּשָׁעֶ֑י/הָ עוֹלָלֶ֛י/הָ הָלְכ֥וּ שְׁבִ֖י לִ/פְנֵי צָֽר
Louis Segond 1910
Ses oppresseurs triomphent, ses ennemis sont en paix; Car l'Eternel l'a humiliée, A cause de la multitude de ses péchés; Ses enfants ont marché captifs devant l'oppresseur.
KJV
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.
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