King James Version

Lamentations 4:13

For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

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מֵֽחַטֹּ֣אתmechatotfrom punishmentחַטָּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “from punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).נְבִיאֶ֔יהָnevieyhaprophetנָבִיאnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “prophet”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.עֲוֺנ֖וֹתaonotfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.כֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָkohaneyhapriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “priest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.הַשֹּׁפְכִ֥יםhashofekhimthe castשָׁפַךְdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.בְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbeqirbahin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…דַּ֥םdamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.צַדִּיקִֽיםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Young’s Literal Translation

Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,

World English Bible

It is because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.

Darby Translation

[It is] for the sins of her prophets, [and] the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

Douay-Rheims

Mem. For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Mem. For the sins of her prophets, and iniquities of her priests, who shed righteous blood in the midst of her,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΜΗΜ. Ἐξ ἁμαρτιῶν προφητῶν αὐτῆς, ἀδικιῶν ἱερέων αὐτῆς, τῶν ἐκχεόντων αἷμα δίκαιον ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς.