Lamentations 4
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Lamentations 4:3-10

3EvenH1571 1jackalsH8565 offerH2502 the breastH7699, They nurseH3243 their youngH1482; But the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 has become 2cruelH393 Like 3ostrichesH3283 in the wildernessH4057.4The 4tongueH3956 of the infantH3243 cleavesH1692 To the roofH2441 of its mouthH2441 because of 5thirstH6772; The littleH5768 onesH5768 6askH7592 for breadH3899, But noH369 oneH369 breaksH6536 it for them.5Those who ateH398 7delicaciesH4574 Are desolateH8074 in the streetsH2351; Those 8rearedH539 in purpleH8438 EmbraceH2263 ashH830 pitsH830.6For the 9iniquityH5771 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 Is greaterH1431 thanH4480 the 1011sinH2403 of SodomH5467, Which was 12overthrownH2015 as in a momentH7281, And noH3808 handsH3027 were 13turnedH2342 toward her.7Her 14consecratedH5139 onesH5139 were 15purerH2141 thanH4480 snowH7950, They were whiterH6705 thanH4480 milkH2461; They were moreH4480 ruddyH119 in 16bodyH6106 thanH4480 coralsH6443, Their polishingH1508 was like 1718lapisH5601 lazuliH5601.8Their appearanceH8389 is 19blackerH2821 thanH4480 sootH7815, They are not recognizedH5234 in the streetsH2351; Their 20skinH5785 is shriveledH6821 on their bonesH6106, It is witheredH3001, it has becomeH1961 like woodH6086.9BetterH2896 are those 2122slainH2491 with the swordH2719 ThanH4480 those 23slainH2491 with hungerH7458; For they 2425pineH2100 awayH2100, being strickenH1856 For lack of the fruitsH8570 of 26the fieldH7706.10The handsH3027 of compassionateH7362 womenH802 27BoiledH1310 their own childrenH3206; They becameH1961 28foodH1262 for them Because of the destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.

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Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 4:3 Is 13:22; 34:13 ↩
  2. 2. Lamentations 4:3 Is 49:15; Ezek 5:10 ↩
  3. 3. Lamentations 4:3 Job 39:14-17 ↩
  4. 4. Lamentations 4:4 Ps 22:15 ↩
  5. 5. Lamentations 4:4 Jer 14:3 ↩
  6. 6. Lamentations 4:4 Lam 2:12 ↩
  7. 7. Lamentations 4:5 Jer 6:2; Amos 6:3-7 ↩
  8. 8. Lamentations 4:5 Lit established in crimson ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 4:6 Or punishment for iniquity ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 4:6 Or punishment for sin ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 4:6 Gen 19:24 ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 4:6 Gen 19:25; Jer 20:16 ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 4:6 Or wrung over her ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 4:7 Or Nazirites ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 4:7 Ps 51:7 ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 4:7 Lit bones ↩
  17. 17. Lamentations 4:7 Heb sappir ↩
  18. 18. Lamentations 4:7 Ex 24:10; Job 28:16 ↩
  19. 19. Lamentations 4:8 Job 30:30; Lam 5:10 ↩
  20. 20. Lamentations 4:8 Job 19:20; Ps 102:3-5 ↩
  21. 21. Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced ↩
  22. 22. Lamentations 4:9 Jer 16:4 ↩
  23. 23. Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced ↩
  24. 24. Lamentations 4:9 Lit flow away ↩
  25. 25. Lamentations 4:9 Lev 26:39; Ezek 24:23 ↩
  26. 26. Lamentations 4:9 Lit my fields ↩
  27. 27. Lamentations 4:10 Lev 26:29; Deut 28:57; 2 Kin 6:29; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; Ezek 5:10 ↩
  28. 28. Lamentations 4:10 Deut 28:53-55 ↩

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