New American Standard Bible 1995

Lamentations 4:7-11

7Her 1consecratedH5139 onesH5139 were 2purerH2141 thanH4480 snowH7950, They were whiterH6705 thanH4480 milkH2461; They were moreH4480 ruddyH119 in 3bodyH6106 thanH4480 coralsH6443, Their polishingH1508 was like 4 5lapisH5601 lazuliH5601.8Their appearanceH8389 is 6blackerH2821 thanH4480 sootH7815, They are not recognizedH5234 in the streetsH2351; Their 7skinH5785 is shriveledH6821 on their bonesH6106, It is witheredH3001, it has becomeH1961 like woodH6086.9BetterH2896 are those 8 9slainH2491 with the swordH2719 ThanH4480 those 10slainH2491 with hungerH7458; For they 11 12pineH2100 awayH2100, being strickenH1856 For lack of the fruitsH8570 of 13the fieldH7706.10The handsH3027 of compassionateH7362 womenH802 14BoiledH1310 their own childrenH3206; They becameH1961 15foodH1262 for them Because of the destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.11The LordH3068 has 16accomplishedH3615 His wrathH2534, He has pouredH8210 out His fierceH2740 angerH639; And He has 17kindledH3341 a fireH784 in ZionH6726 Which has consumedH398 its foundationsH3247.

Notes

1. Lamentations 4:7 Or Nazirites ↩
2. Lamentations 4:7 Ps 51:7 ↩
3. Lamentations 4:7 Lit bones ↩
4. Lamentations 4:7 Heb sappir ↩
5. Lamentations 4:7 Ex 24:10; Job 28:16 ↩
6. Lamentations 4:8 Job 30:30; Lam 5:10 ↩
7. Lamentations 4:8 Job 19:20; Ps 102:3-5 ↩
8. Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced ↩
9. Lamentations 4:9 Jer 16:4 ↩
10. Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced ↩
11. Lamentations 4:9 Lit flow away ↩
12. Lamentations 4:9 Lev 26:39; Ezek 24:23 ↩
13. Lamentations 4:9 Lit my fields ↩
14. Lamentations 4:10 Lev 26:29; Deut 28:57; 2 Kin 6:29; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; Ezek 5:10 ↩
15. Lamentations 4:10 Deut 28:53-55 ↩
16. Lamentations 4:11 Jer 7:20; Lam 2:17; Ezek 22:31 ↩
17. Lamentations 4:11 Deut 32:22; Jer 17:27 ↩