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Lamentations 4:7-14
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 4
7
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow,
They shined more than milk;
They were more ruddy
in
body than pearls of coral,
Their form
was like
lapis lazuli.
8
Their appearance is darker than soot,
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is dry, it has become like wood.
9
Better
off
are those killed by the sword
Than those killed by hunger;
For they waste away, stricken
By the lack of the produce of the field.
10
The hands of compassionate women
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Due to the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11
The
Lord
has expended His wrath,
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has consumed its foundations.
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.
King James Version
Chapter 4
7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
9
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
10
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11
The
Lord
hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 4
7
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
8
Now they appear darker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become dry like wood.
9
Those slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.
10
The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.
11
The
Lord
has exhausted his wrath,
poured out his burning anger;
he has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.
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.
New Living Translation
Chapter 4
7
Our princes once glowed with health —
brighter than snow, whiter than milk.
Their faces were as ruddy as rubies,
their appearance like fine jewels.
8
But now their faces are blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them in the streets.
Their skin sticks to their bones;
it is as dry and hard as wood.
9
Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of hunger.
Starving, they waste away
for lack of food from the fields.
10
Tenderhearted women
have cooked their own children.
They have eaten them
to survive the siege.
11
But now the anger of the
Lord
is satisfied.
His fierce anger has been poured out.
He started a fire in Jerusalem
that burned the city to its foundations.
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.
English Standard Version
Chapter 4
7
Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
8
Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
9
Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
10
The hands of compassionate women
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11
The
Lord
gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
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.
New International Version
Chapter 4
7
Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
8
But now they are blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as a stick.
9
Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of famine;
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.
10
With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
11
The
Lord
has given full vent to his wrath;
he has poured out his fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed her foundations.
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.
New King James Version
Chapter 4
7
Her Nazirites were brighter than snow
And whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Like
sapphire in their appearance.
8
Now
their appearance is blacker than soot;
They go unrecognized in the streets;
Their skin clings to their bones,
It has become as dry as wood.
9
Those
slain by the sword are better off
Than
those
who die of hunger;
For these pine away,
Stricken
for lack
of the fruits of the field.
10
The hands of the compassionate women
Have cooked their own children;
They became food for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11
The
Lord
has fulfilled His fury,
He has poured out His fierce anger.
He kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.
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.
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