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Lamentations
Chapter 4
KJV · Textus Receptus
How is thegold becomedim! how is themost finegoldchanged! thestones of thesanctuary are pouredout in thetop of every street.
2 Theprecioussons ofZion,comparable to finegold, how are theyesteemed asearthenpitchers, thework of thehands of the potter!
3 Even the seamonsters drawout thebreast, they givesuck to their youngones: thedaughter of mypeople is becomecruel, like theostriches in the wilderness.
4 Thetongue of the suckingchildcleaveth to the roof of hismouth forthirst: the youngchildrenaskbread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
5 They that didfeeddelicately aredesolate in thestreets: they that were broughtup inscarletembrace dunghills.
6 For the punishment of theiniquity of thedaughter of mypeople isgreater than thepunishment of the sin ofSodom, that wasoverthrown as in amoment, and nohands stayed on her.
7 HerNazarites werepurer thansnow, they werewhiter thanmilk, they were moreruddy inbody thanrubies, theirpolishing was of sapphire:
8 Theirvisage isblacker than acoal; they are notknown in thestreets: theirskincleaveth to theirbones; it iswithered, it is become like a stick.
9 They that beslain with thesword arebetter than they that beslain withhunger: forthese pineaway,stricken through for want of thefruits of the field.
10 Thehands of thepitifulwomen havesodden their ownchildren: they were theirmeat in thedestruction of thedaughter of my people.
11 TheLORD hathaccomplished hisfury; he hath pouredout hisfierceanger, and hathkindled afire inZion, and it hathdevoured the foundations thereof.
12 Thekings of theearth, and all theinhabitants of theworld, would not havebelieved that theadversary and theenemy should haveentered into thegates of Jerusalem.
13 For thesins of herprophets, and theiniquities of herpriests, that haveshed theblood of thejust in the midst of her,
14 They havewandered asblind men in thestreets, they havepolluted themselves withblood, so that mencouldnottouch their garments.
15 Theycried unto them,Depart ye; it isunclean;depart,depart,touch not: when they fledaway andwandered, theysaid among theheathen, They shall nomore sojourn there.
16 Theanger of theLORD hathdivided them; he will nomoreregard them: theyrespected not thepersons of thepriests, theyfavoured not the elders.
17 As for us, oureyes as yetfailed for ourvainhelp: in ourwatching we havewatched for anation that could not save us.
18 Theyhunt oursteps, that we cannotgo in ourstreets: ourend isnear, ourdays arefulfilled; for ourend is come.
19 Ourpersecutors areswifter than theeagles of theheaven: theypursued us upon themountains, they laidwait for us in the wilderness.
20 Thebreath of ournostrils, theanointed of theLORD, wastaken in theirpits, of whom wesaid, Under hisshadow we shalllive among the heathen.
21Rejoice and beglad, Odaughter ofEdom, thatdwellest in theland ofUz; thecup also shallpass through unto thee: thou shalt bedrunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
22 The punishment of thineiniquity isaccomplished, Odaughter ofZion; he will nomore carry thee away intocaptivity: he willvisit thineiniquity, Odaughter ofEdom; he willdiscover thy sins.
15Wɔteaamguuwɔnsosɛ,Momfirihɔnkɔ;ɛhontee;momfirihɔ,momfirihɔ,mommfamonsanka:ɛberɛ a wɔdwaneeɛnawɔkyinkyiniiɛno,wɔkaawɔamanamanmufoɔmusɛ,Wɔrentenahɔbio.Under pastoral review
15Wɔteaamguuwɔnsosɛ,Momfirihɔnkɔ;ɛhontee;momfirihɔ,momfirihɔ,mommfamonsanka:ɛberɛ a wɔdwaneeɛnawɔkyinkyiniiɛno,wɔkaawɔamanamanmufoɔmusɛ,Wɔrentenahɔbio.Under pastoral review