Lamentations 4

1HowH349 is the goldH2091 become dim! howH349 is the most pure goldH2091 changed! The stonesH68 of the sanctuaryH6944 are pouredH8210 out at the headH7218 of every streetH2351.2The preciousH3368 sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, comparable to fine goldH6337, HowH349 are they esteemedH2803 as earthen pitchers, the workH4639 of the handsH3027 of the potterH3335!3Even the jackals draw out the breastH7699, they give suckH3243 to their young ones: The daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 is become cruelH393, like the ostriches in the wildernessH4057.4The tongueH3956 of the sucking childH5768 cleaveth to the roof of his mouthH2441 for thirstH6772: The young childrenH5768 askH7592 breadH3899, and no man breaketh it unto them.5They that did feed delicately are desolateH8074 in the streetsH2351: They that were brought up in scarletH8438 embraceH2263 dunghills.6For the iniquityH5771 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 is greaterH1431 than the sinH2403 of SodomH5467, That was overthrown as in a momentH7281, and no handsH3027 were laid upon her.7Her nobles were purer than snowH7950, they were whiter than milkH2461; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphireH5601.8Their visage isH1961 blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streetsH2351: Their skinH5785 cleaveth to their bonesH6106; it isH1961 witheredH3001, it isH1961 becomeH1961 like a stick.9They that are slainH2491 with the swordH2719 are betterH2896 than they that are slainH2491 with hungerH7458; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruitsH8570 of the fieldH7704.10The handsH3027 of the pitiful womenH802 have boiledH1310 their own childrenH3206; They wereH1961 their food in the destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.11Jehovah hath accomplished his wrathH2534, he hath pouredH8210 out his fierce angerH639; And he hath kindledH3341 a fireH784 in ZionH6726, which hath devouredH398 the foundationsH3247 thereof.12The kingsH4428 of the earthH776 believedH539 not, neither all the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398, That the adversary and the enemyH341 would enter into the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389.13It isbecause of the sinsH2403 of her prophetsH5030, andthe iniquitiesH5771 of her priestsH3548, That have shedH8210 the bloodH1818 of the just in the midstH7130 of her.14They wanderH5128 as blindH5787 men in the streetsH2351, they are polluted with bloodH1818, So that men cannot touchH5060 their garments.15DepartH5493 ye, they cried unto them, UncleanH2931! departH5493, departH5493, touchH5060 not! When they fled awayH5493 and wanderedH5128, men saidH559 among the nationsH1471, They shall no more sojourn here.16The anger of Jehovah hath scattered them; he will no more regard them: They respected not the persons of the priestsH3548, they favored not the eldersH2205.17Our eyesH5869 do yet failH3615 in looking for our vain helpH5833: In our watchingH6822 we have watchedH6822 for a nationH1471 that could not saveH3467.18They huntH6679 our stepsH6806, so that we cannot goH935 in our streets: Our endH7093 is near, our daysH3117 are fulfilled; for our endH7093 is comeH935.19Our pursuersH7291 wereH1961 swifter than the eaglesH5404 of the heavensH8064: They chased us upon the mountainsH2022, they laid waitH693 for us in the wildernessH4057.20The breathH7307 of our nostrilsH639, the anointedH4899 of Jehovah, was takenH3920 in their pitsH7825; Of whom we saidH559, Under his shadowH6738 we shall liveH2421 among the nationsH1471.21RejoiceH7797 and be glad, O daughterH1323 of EdomH123, that dwellest in the landH776 of UzH5780: The cupH3563 shall passH5674 through unto thee alsoH1571; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt makeH7937 thyself nakedH6168.22The punishmentH5771 of thine iniquityH5771 is accomplished, O daughterH1323 of ZionH6726; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: He will visitH6485 thine iniquityH5771, O daughterH1323 of EdomH123; he will uncoverH1540 thy sinsH2403.