# Lamentations 04 đ
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## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
#### × (_Alef_)
### The Prophet Speaks
[[#Verse 01.]] Alas! Gold has lost its luster;
pure gold loses value.
Jewels are scattered
on every street corner.
#### × (_Bet_)
[[#Verse 02.]]Â The precious sons of Zion
were worth their weight in goldâ
Alas!âbut now they are treated like broken clay pots,
made by a potter.
#### × (_Gimel_)
[[#Verse 03.]] Even the jackals nurse their young
at their breast,
but my people are cruel,
like ostriches in the wilderness.
#### × (_Dalet_)
[[#Verse 04.]]Â The infantâs tongue sticks
to the roof of its mouth due to thirst;
little children beg for bread,
but no one gives them even a morsel.
#### × (_He_)
[[#Verse 05.]]Â Those who once feasted on delicacies
are now starving to death in the streets.
Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes
are now dying amid garbage.
#### × (_Vav_)
[[#Verse 06.]] The punishment of my people
exceeds that of Sodom,
which was overthrown in a moment
with no one to help her.
#### × (_Zayin_)
[[#Verse 07.]] Our consecrated ones were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies more ruddy than corals,
their hair like lapis lazuli.
#### × (_Khet_)
[[#Verse 08.]] Now their appearance is darker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it is dried up, like tree bark.
#### × (_Tet_)
[[#Verse 09.]] Those who die by the sword are better off
than those who die of hunger,
those who waste away,
struck down from lack of food.
#### × (_Yod_)
[[#Verse 10.]]Â The hands of tenderhearted women
cooked their own children,
who became their food,
when my people were destroyed.
#### × (_Kaf_)
[[#Verse 11.]] The Lord fully vented his wrath;
he poured out his fierce anger.
He started a fire in Zion;
it consumed her foundations.
#### × (_Lamed_)
[[#Verse 12.]]Â Neither the kings of the earth
nor the people of the lands ever thought
that enemy or foe could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
#### × (_Mem_)
[[#Verse 13.]] But it happened due to the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who poured out in her midst
the blood of the righteous.
#### × Â (_Nun_)
[[#Verse 14.]] They wander blindly through the streets,
defiled by the blood they shed,
while no one dares
to touch their garments.
#### ץ (_Samek_)
[[#Verse 15.]]Â People cry to them, âTurn away! You are unclean!
Turn away! Turn away! Donât touch us!â
So they have fled and wander about;
but the nations say, âThey may not stay here any longer.â
#### פ (_Pe_)
[[#Verse 16.]] The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
They did not honor the priests;
they did not show favor to the elders.
#### ע (_Ayin_)
### The People of Jerusalem Lament
[[#Verse 17.]]Â Our eyes continually failed us
as we looked in vain for help.
From our watchtowers we watched
for a nation that could not rescue us.
#### ׌ (_Tsade_)
[[#Verse 18.]] Our enemies hunted us down at every step
so that we could not walk about in our streets.
Our end drew near, our days were numbered,
for our end had come!
#### ק (_Qof_)
[[#Verse 19.]]Â Those who pursued us were swifter
than eagles in the sky.
They chased us over the mountains;
they ambushed us in the wilderness.
#### ר (_Resh_)
[[#Verse 20.]] Our very life breathâthe Lordâs anointed kingâ
was caught in their traps,
of whom we thought,
âUnder his protection we will survive among the nations.â
#### ׊ (_Sin/Shin_)
### The Prophet Speaks
[[#Verse 21.]] Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom,
who reside in the land of Uz.
But the cup of judgment will pass to you also;
you will get drunk and take off your clothes.
#### ת (_Tav_)
[[#Verse 22.]] O people of Zion, your punishment will come to an end;
he will not prolong your exile.
But, O people of Edom, he will punish your sin
and reveal your offenses!
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