Lamentations 4:13-20
New International Version
13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,(A)
who shed within her
the blood(B) of the righteous.
14 Now they grope through the streets
as if they were blind.(C)
They are so defiled with blood(D)
that no one dares to touch their garments.
15 “Go away! You are unclean!” people cry to them.
“Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander(E) about,
people among the nations say,
“They can stay here no longer.”(F)
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.(G)
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders(H) no favor.(I)
17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain(J) for help;(K)
from our towers we watched
for a nation(L) that could not save us.
18 People stalked us at every step,
so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come.(M)
Lamentations 4:13-20
New King James Version
13 (A)Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
(B)Who shed in her midst
The blood of the just.
14 They wandered blind in the streets;
(C)They have defiled themselves with blood,
(D)So that no one would touch their garments.
15 They cried out to them,
“Go away, (E)unclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell here.”
16 The [a]face of the Lord scattered them;
He no longer regards them.
(F)The people do not respect the priests
Nor show favor to the elders.
17 Still (G)our eyes failed us,
Watching vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation that could not save us.
18 (H)They [b]tracked our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets.
(I)Our end was near;
Our days were over,
For our end had come.
19 Our pursuers were (J)swifter
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 The (K)breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord,
(L)Was caught in their pits,
Of whom we said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:16 Tg. anger
- Lamentations 4:18 Lit. hunted
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