strkjv@Lamentations:4:1
@ How is the
gold
become
dim
! how is the
most
fine
gold
changed
! the
stones
of the
sanctuary
are poured
out
in the
top
of every
street
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:2
@ The
precious
sons
of
Zion
,
comparable
to fine
gold
, how are they
esteemed
as
earthen
pitchers
, the
work
of the
hands
of the
potter
!
strkjv@Lamentations:4:3
@ Even the sea
monsters
draw
out
the
breast
, they give
suck
to their young
ones
: the
daughter
of my
people
is become
cruel
, like the
ostriches
in the
wilderness
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:4
@ The
tongue
of the sucking
child
cleaveth
to the roof of his
mouth
for
thirst
: the young
children
ask
bread
, and no man
breaketh
it unto them.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:5
@ They that did
feed
delicately
are
desolate
in the
streets
: they that were brought
up
in
scarlet
embrace
dunghills
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:6
@ For the punishment of the
iniquity
of the
daughter
of my
people
is
greater
than the
punishment
of the sin of
Sodom
, that was
overthrown
as in a
moment
, and no
hands
stayed
on her.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:7
@ Her
Nazarites
were
purer
than
snow
, they were
whiter
than
milk
, they were more
ruddy
in
body
than
rubies
, their
polishing
was of
sapphire
:
strkjv@Lamentations:4:8
@ 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
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:9
@ They that be
slain
with the
sword
are
better
than they that be
slain
with
hunger
: for
these
pine
away
,
stricken
through for want of the
fruits
of the
field
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:10
@ The
hands
of the
pitiful
women
have
sodden
their own
children
: they were their
meat
in the
destruction
of the
daughter
of my
people
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:11
@ The
LORD
hath
accomplished
his
fury
; he hath poured
out
his
fierce
anger
, and hath
kindled
a
fire
in
Zion
, and it hath
devoured
the
foundations
thereof.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:12
@ The
kings
of the
earth
, and all the
inhabitants
of the
world
, would not have
believed
that the
adversary
and the
enemy
should have
entered
into the
gates
of
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@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,
strkjv@Lamentations:4:14
@ They have
wandered
as
blind
men in the
streets
, they have
polluted
themselves with
blood
, so that men
could
not
touch
their
garments
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:15
@ They
cried
unto them,
Depart
ye; it is
unclean
;
depart
,
depart
,
touch
not: when they fled
away
and
wandered
, they
said
among the
heathen
, They shall no
more
sojourn
there.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:16
@ The
anger
of the
LORD
hath
divided
them; he will no
more
regard
them: they
respected
not the
persons
of the
priests
, they
favoured
not the
elders
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:17
@ As for us, our
eyes
as yet
failed
for our
vain
help
: in our
watching
we have
watched
for a
nation
that could not
save
us.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:18
@ They
hunt
our
steps
, that we cannot
go
in our
streets
: our
end
is
near
, our
days
are
fulfilled
; for our
end
is
come
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:19
@ Our
persecutors
are
swifter
than the
eagles
of the
heaven
: they
pursued
us upon the
mountains
, they laid
wait
for us in the
wilderness
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:20
@ The
breath
of our
nostrils
, the
anointed
of the
LORD
, was
taken
in their
pits
, of whom we
said
, Under his
shadow
we shall
live
among the
heathen
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:21
@
Rejoice
and be
glad
, O
daughter
of
Edom
, that
dwellest
in the
land
of
Uz
; the
cup
also shall
pass
through unto thee: thou shalt be
drunken
, and shalt make thyself
naked
.
strkjv@Lamentations:4:22
@ The punishment of thine
iniquity
is
accomplished
, O
daughter
of
Zion
; he will no
more
carry thee away into
captivity
: he will
visit
thine
iniquity
, O
daughter
of
Edom
; he will
discover
thy
sins
.
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