Lamentations 5:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Zech 14:2 : 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.
  • Isa 13:16 : 16 Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
  • Deut 28:30 : 30 You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

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