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 provedH393 herself 2cruelH393, Like 3ostrichesH3283 in the wildernessH4057.4The 4tongueH3956 of the infantH3243 clingsH1692 To the roofH2441 ofH2441 its mouthH2441 because of 5thirstH6772; The childrenH5768 6askH7592 for breadH3899, But noH369 oneH369 breaksH6536 it for them.5Those who used to eatH398 7delicaciesH4574 Are made to trembleH8074 in the streetsH2351; Those who were raisedH539 in crimsonH8438 clothing EmbraceH2263 garbageH830 heapsH830.6For the 8wrongdoingH5771 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971 Is greaterH1431 thanH4480 the 910sinH2403 of SodomH5467, Which was 11overthrownH2015 as in a momentH7281, 12And noH3808 handsH3027 were turnedH2342 toward her.7Her 13consecratedH5139 onesH5139 were 14purerH2141 thanH4480 snowH7950, They shinedH6705 moreH4480 thanH4480 milkH2461; They were moreH4480 ruddyH119 in 15bodyH6106 thanH4480 pearlsH6443 ofH6443 coralH6443, Their formH1508 was like 1617lapisH5601 lazuliH5601.8Their appearanceH8389 isH2821 18darkerH2821 thanH4480 sootH7815, They are not recognizedH5234 in the streetsH2351; Their 19skinH5785 is shriveledH6821 on their bonesH6106, It isH3001 dryH3001, it has becomeH1961 like woodH6086.9BetterH2896 off are those 20killedH2491 by the swordH2719 ThanH4480 those killedH2491 by hungerH7458; For they 2122wasteH2100 awayH2100, 23strickenH1856 By the lackH4480 of the produceH8570 of the fieldH7706.10The handsH3027 of compassionateH7362 womenH802 24BoiledH1310 their own childrenH3206; They becameH1961 25foodH1262 for them Due to 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 4:6 Or punishment for wrongdoing ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 4:6 Or punishment for sin ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 4:6 Gen 19:24 ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 4:6 Gen 19:25; Jer 20:16 ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 4:6 I.e., without human intervention ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 4:7 Or Nazirites ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 4:7 Ps 51:7 ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 4:7 Lit bones ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 4:7 Heb sappir ↩
  17. 17. Lamentations 4:7 Ex 24:10; Job 28:16 ↩
  18. 18. Lamentations 4:8 Job 30:30; Lam 5:10 ↩
  19. 19. Lamentations 4:8 Job 19:20; Ps 102:3-5 ↩
  20. 20. Lamentations 4:9 Jer 16:4 ↩
  21. 21. Lamentations 4:9 Lit flow away ↩
  22. 22. Lamentations 4:9 Lev 26:39; Ezek 24:23 ↩
  23. 23. Lamentations 4:9 Lit pierced through ↩
  24. 24. Lamentations 4:10 Lev 26:29; Deut 28:57; 2 Kin 6:29; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; Ezek 5:10 ↩
  25. 25. Lamentations 4:10 Deut 28:53-55 ↩

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