Lamentations 4
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Lamentations 4:3-12

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 peopleH5971.11The LordH3068 has 26expendedH3615 His wrathH2534, He has pouredH8210 outH8210 His fierceH2740 angerH639; And He has 27kindledH3341 a fireH784 in ZionH6726, And it has consumedH398 its foundationsH3247.12The kingsH4428 of the earthH776 did not believeH539, NorH3808 did anyH3605 of 28the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398, That the adversaryH6862 and the enemyH340 Would 29enterH935 the gatesH8179 of JerusalemH3389.

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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 ↩
  26. 26. Lamentations 4:11 Jer 7:20; Lam 2:17; Ezek 22:31 ↩
  27. 27. Lamentations 4:11 Deut 32:22; Jer 17:27 ↩
  28. 28. Lamentations 4:12 Deut 29:24 ↩
  29. 29. Lamentations 4:12 Jer 21:13 ↩

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