Lamentations 4:12-22

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.
18 People stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.
20 The LORD’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.
21 Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.
22 Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion; he will not prolong your exile. But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom, and expose your wickedness.

Cross References 25

  • 1. S 1 Kings 9:9; S Jeremiah 21:13
  • 2. Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 6:13; Ezekiel 22:28; Micah 3:11
  • 3. S 2 Kings 21:16
  • 4. S Isaiah 59:10
  • 5. Jeremiah 2:34; Jeremiah 19:4
  • 6. S Jeremiah 44:14
  • 7. Leviticus 13:46; Micah 2:10
  • 8. Isaiah 9:14-16
  • 9. Lamentations 5:12
  • 10. S Lamentations 2:6
  • 11. S Genesis 15:18; S Isaiah 20:5; Ezekiel 29:16
  • 12. S Lamentations 1:7
  • 13. Jeremiah 37:7
  • 14. Ezekiel 7:2-12; Amos 8:2
  • 15. S Deuteronomy 28:49
  • 16. S Leviticus 26:36; Isaiah 5:26-28
  • 17. Jeremiah 52:7
  • 18. S 1 Samuel 26:9; 2 Samuel 19:21
  • 19. Jeremiah 39:5; Ezekiel 12:12-13; Ezekiel 19:4,8
  • 20. S Psalms 91:1
  • 21. S Genesis 10:23
  • 22. S Psalms 16:5; S Jeremiah 25:15
  • 23. Isaiah 34:6-10; S Isaiah 63:6; Ezekiel 35:15; Amos 1:11-12; Obadiah 1:16; Habakkuk 2:16
  • 24. Isaiah 40:2; Jeremiah 33:8
  • 25. S Psalms 137:7; Ezekiel 25:12-14; Malachi 1:4
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