Lamentations 4

1HowH349 is the goldH2091 become dim! the most pure goldH2091 changed! the stonesH68 of the sanctuaryH6944 pouredH8210 out at the topH7218 of all the streetsH2351! 2The sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, so preciousH3368, comparable to fine goldH6337, howH349 are they esteemedH2803 as earthen pitchers, the workH4639 of the handsH3027 of the potterH3335! 3Even the jackals offer the breastH7699, they give suckH3243 to their young; 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, no man breaketh it unto them. 5They that fed delicately are desolateH8074 in the streetsH2351; they that were brought up in scarletH8438 embraceH2263 dung-hills. 6And the punishmentH5771 of the iniquityH5771 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 is greaterH1431 than the reward of the sinH2403 of SodomH5467, which was overthrown as in a momentH7281, and no handsH3027 were violently laid upon her. 7Her Nazarites were purer than snowH7950, whiter than milkH2461; they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their figure was as sapphireH5601. 8Their visage isH1961 darker than blackness, they are not known in the streetsH2351; their skinH5785 cleaveth to their bonesH6106, it isH1961 witheredH3001, it isH1961 becomeH1961 like a stick. 9The slainH2491 with the swordH2719 are happier than the slainH2491 with hungerH7458; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruitsH8570 of the fieldH7704. 10The handsH3027 of pitiful womenH802 have boiledH1310 their own childrenH3206: they wereH1961 their meat in the ruinH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971. 11Jehovah hath accomplished his fury; he hath pouredH8210 out his fierce angerH639, and hath kindledH3341 a fireH784 in ZionH6726, which hath consumedH398 the foundationsH3247 thereof. 12The kingsH4428 of the earthH776, and all the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398, would not have believedH539 that the adversary and the enemyH341 should enter into the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389. 13[It is] for the sinsH2403 of her prophetsH5030, [and] the iniquitiesH5771 of her priestsH3548, who have shedH8210 the bloodH1818 of the righteousH6662 in the midstH7130 of her. 14They wanderedH5128 about blindH5787 in the streetsH2351; they were polluted with bloodH1818, so that men could not touchH5060 their garments. 15They cried unto them, DepartH5493! UncleanH2931! DepartH5493! departH5493, touchH5060 not! When they fled awayH5493, and wanderedH5128 about, it was saidH559 among the nationsH1471, They shall no more sojourn [there]. 16The faceH6440 of Jehovah hath dividedH2505 them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priestsH3548, they favoured not the aged. 17Our eyesH5869 still failedH3615 for our vain helpH5833; in our watchingH6822, we have watchedH6822 for a nationH1471 that did not saveH3467. 18They huntedH6679 our stepsH6806, that we could not 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 hotlyH1814 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, daughterH1323 of EdomH123, that dwellest in the landH776 of UzH5780: the cupH3563 shall passH5674 alsoH1571 unto thee; thou shalt be drunken, and 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 discover thy sinsH2403.