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Lamentations 4:12-17
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth did not believe,
Nor
did
any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Would enter the gates of Jerusalem.
13
Because of the sins of her prophets
And
the wrongdoings of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous,
14
They wandered, blind, in the streets;
They were defiled with blood,
Such that no one could touch their garments.
15
'Keep away! Unclean!' they cried out of themselves.
'Keep away, keep away, do not touch!'
For they distanced themselves as well as wandered;
People
among the nations said,
'They shall not continue to reside
with us.
'
16
The presence of the
Lord
has scattered them,
He will not continue to look at them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
17
Yet our eyes failed,
Looking
for help was useless;
At our observation point we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
King James Version
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
13
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
14
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
15
They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
16
The anger of the
Lord
hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
17
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth
and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe
that an enemy or adversary
could enter Jerusalem’s gates.
13
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous within her.
14
Blind, they stumbled in the streets,
defiled by this blood,
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.
15
"Stay away! Unclean!" people shouted at them.
"Away, away! Don’t touch us!"
So they wandered aimlessly.
It was said among the nations,
"They can stay here no longer."
16
The
Lord
himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are not respected;
the elders find no favor.
17
All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for help;
we watched from our towers
for a nation that would not save us.
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
12
Not a king in all the earth —
no one in all the world —
would have believed that an enemy
could march through the gates of Jerusalem.
13
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the sins of her priests,
who defiled the city
by shedding innocent blood.
14
They wandered blindly
through the streets,
so defiled by blood
that no one dared touch them.
15
'Get away!' the people shouted at them.
'You’re defiled! Don’t touch us!'
So they fled to distant lands
and wandered among foreign nations,
but none would let them stay.
16
The
Lord
himself has scattered them,
and he no longer helps them.
People show no respect for the priests
and no longer honor the leaders.
17
We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
13
This was for the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
14
They wandered, blind, through the streets;
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
15
"Away! Unclean!" people cried at them.
"Away! Away! Do not touch!"
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
"They shall stay with us no longer."
16
The
Lord
himself has scattered them;
he will regard them no more;
no honor was shown to the priests,
no favor to the elders.
17
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
New International Version
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor did any of the peoples of the world,
that enemies and foes could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
13
But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed within her
the blood of the righteous.
14
Now they grope through the streets
as if they were blind.
They are so defiled with blood
that no one dares to touch their garments.
15
"Go away! You are unclean!" people cry to them.
"Away! Away! Don’t touch us!"
When they flee and wander about,
people among the nations say,
"They can stay here no longer."
16
The
Lord
himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders no favor.
17
Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain for help;
from our towers we watched
for a nation that could not save us.
New King James Version
Chapter 4
12
The kings of the earth,
And all inhabitants of the world,
Would not have believed
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem—
13
Because of the sins of her prophets
And
the iniquities of her priests,
Who shed in her midst
The blood of the just.
14
They wandered blind in the streets;
They have defiled themselves with blood,
So that no one would touch their garments.
15
They cried out to them,
“Go away, unclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those
among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell
here.
”
16
The face of the
Lord
scattered them;
He no longer regards them.
The people
do not respect the priests
Nor show favor to the elders.
17
Still our eyes failed us,
Watching
vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation
that
could not save
us.
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