Lamentations 4:8 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

ASV Byzantine Text

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Asang Khongca Bible

Vaihi nihcae krang amtuenghaih loe khoving pongah amnum o kue moe, loklam ah a caeh o naah doeh angmaat thai ai boeh; nihcae ih nganhin loe ahuh hoi angbet kang moe, cunghet baktiah, zaek o kaeng boeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A suisak te amhmol lakah hmuep tih tollong ah hmat uh voel pawh. A vin a rhuh dongah ben uh tih thing koh bangla om.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A suisak te amhmol lakah hmuep tih tollong ah hmat uh voel pawh. A vin a rhuh dongah ben uh tih thing koh bangla om.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka eleelo o ko lakou helehelena i ko ka pouli, Aole lakou i ikeia ma na alanui; Ua pipili ko lakou ili i ko lakou mau iwi, Ua maloo, ua like hoi me ka laau.

English Berean Standard Bible

But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Koulye a, se lonbraj yo ase ki la. Yo fini. Pesonn pa rekonèt yo nan lari. Po yo chèch tankou kòs bwa, yo tounen zo ak po.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Heth Denigrata est super carbones facies eorum et non sunt cogniti in plateis; adhæsit cutis eorum ossibus: aruit, et facta est quasi lignum.

Bible in Basic English

Their face is blacker than night; in the streets no one has knowledge of them: their skin is hanging on their bones, they are dry, they have become like wood.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Leur figure est plus sombre que le noir, on ne les connaît pas dans les rues ; leur peau s’attache à leurs os, elle est sèche comme du bois.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Ale již vzezření jejich temnější jest než černost, nemohou poznáni býti na ulicích; přischla kůže jejich k kostem jejich, prahne, jest jako dřevo.

Kosraean Bible

Inge elos misa oan ke inkanek uh, tia akilenyuk elos ke sripen sroalsroalla mutalos. Kolo kaclos pulamlamla oana sak, ac arosrosak oan fin sri kaclos.

World Portuguese Bible

A aparência deles é mais negra do que o carvão. Eles não são reconhecidos nas ruas. A pele deles gruda nos ossos. Está ressecada. Tornou-se como madeira.

Romanian BTF Bible

Chipul lor este mai negru decât un cărbune; ei nu mai sunt cunoscuți pe străzi; pielea li se lipește de oase, trupul li s-a ofilit, a devenit ca un băț.

Brenton English Septuagint

Heth. Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; they are not known in the streets: their skin has cleaved to their bones; they are withered, they are become as a stick.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ယခုအခါသူတို့၏အရုပ်အဆင်းသည် မည်းနက်လျက် မျိုးမည်မပေါ်ဘဲလမ်းများပေါ်တွင်လဲ၍ သေနေရကြ၏။ သူတို့အသားအရည်မှာသစ်သားသဖွယ် ခြောက်ကပ်လျက်အရိုးများပေါ်တွင်တွန့်လိမ်၍ နေလေပြီ။

Darby Translation

Their visage is darker than blackness, they are not known in the streets; their skin cleaveth to their bones, it is withered, it is become like a stick.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Dunkler als Schwärze ist ihr Aussehen, man erkennt sie nicht auf den Straßen; ihre Haut klebt an ihrem Gebein, ist dürr geworden wie Holz.

Dutch Bible 1917

Cheth. Maar nu is hun gedaante verduisterd van zwartigheid, men kent hen niet op de straten; hun huid kleeft aan hun beenderen, zij is verdord, zij is geworden als een hout.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar hun gelaat werd zwarter dan roet, Men kende ze in de straten niet meer; Hun huid lag verschrompeld om hun gebeente, Verdroogd als hout.

Italian Diodati Bible

Il loro sguardo è divenuto fosco più che la nerezza stessa; Non si son riconosciuti per le piazze; La lor pelle si è attaccata alle loro ossa; È seccata, è divenuta come legno.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Heth. Their face is now made blacker than coals, and they are not known in the streets: their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is withered, and is become like wood.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe their visage is blacker then a cole: they can not knowe them in the streetes: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered like a stocke.

Noyes Bible

Now darker than a coal is their countenance; they are not known in the streets. Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is become dry, like wood.

Danish Bible 1931

mer sorte end Sod ser de ud, kan ej kendes på Gaden, Huden hænger ved Knoglerne, tør som Træ.

Leeser Tanakh

Darker than black is now their visage; they are not to be recognized in the streets: their skin is shriveled fast upon their bones; it is dry, it is become like wood.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Their visage is blacker than coal; they are not known in the streets; their skin is shrivelled upon their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

King James Version

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nay mặt đen hơn than: chẳng ai nhận biết trong đường phố; Còn xương bọc lấy da; khô ran như khúc gỗ.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku ʻuliʻuli honau mata ʻi he maka fefie; ʻoku ʻikai ke kei ʻiloʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he ngaahi hala: ʻoku piki ʻa honau kili ki honau ngaahi hui, ʻoku feʻufeʻu ia, kuo hoko ia ʻo hangē ha vaʻa ʻakau.

French Ostervald Bible

Leur visage est plus sombre que la noirceur même; on ne les reconnaît plus dans les rues; leur peau est attachée à leurs os; elle est devenue sèche comme le bois.

Esperanto Bible

Nun ilia vizaĝo estas pli nigra ol karbo; oni ne rekonas ilin sur la stratoj; Ilia haŭto alpendiĝis al iliaj ostoj, velksekiĝis kiel ligno.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Leur aspect est plus sombre que le noir; On ne les reconnaît pas dans les rues; Ils ont la peau collée sur les os, Sèche comme du bois.

German Luther Bible 1912

Nun aber ist ihre Gestalt so dunkel vor Schwärze, daß man sie auf den Gassen nicht kennt; ihre Haut hängt an den Gebeinen, und sind so dürr wie ein Scheit.

LXX2012 U. S. English

HETH. Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; they are not known in the streets: their skin has cleaved to their bones; they are withered, they are become as a stick.

British English Septuagint 2012

HETH. Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; they are not known in the streets: their skin has cleaved to their bones; they are withered, they are become as a stick.

Majority Standard BIble

But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

Webster Bible

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Revised Version

Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Il loro aspetto è ora più cupo del nero; non si riconoscon più per le vie; la loro pelle è attaccata alle ossa, è secca, è diventata come un legno.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Leur aspect est plus noir que le charbon. On ne les reconnaît plus dans les rues. Leur peau colle à leurs os. Elle est desséchée. Elle est devenue comme du bois.

Reina Valera 1909

Oscura más que la negrura es la forma de ellos; no los conocen por las calles: su piel está pegada á sus huesos, seca como un palo.

Spanish BLL

Pero ahora se ven más negros que el carbón; nadie los reconoce por las calles. Su piel se les ha pegado a los huesos; se ha secado y parece madera.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero ahora su aspecto es más oscuro que el hollín; nadie los reconoce por las calles. Su piel se ha pegado a sus huesos; se ha secado, se ha vuelto como madera.

Croatian Bible

Sad im je obraz crnji od čađe, ne prepoznaju se više na ulici. Koža im se lijepi za kosti, suha kao drvo.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A sada im je lice crnje od uglja, ne poznaju se na ulicama; koža im se prilepila za kosti, osušila se kao drvo.

German Textbibel

Schwärzer als Ruß ist ihr Aussehn geworden, man erkennt sie nicht auf den Straßen, ihre Haut klebt an ihrem Gebein, ist ausgedörrt wie Holz.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; They are not known in the streets: Their skin has cloven to their bones; They are withered, they are become as a stick.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

חָשַׁ֤ךְ מִשְּׁחוֹר֙ תָּֽאֳרָ֔ם לֹ֥א נִכְּר֖וּ בַּחוּצ֑וֹת צָפַ֤ד עוֹרָם֙ עַל־עַצְמָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה כָעֵֽץ׃ ס