ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lam 4:5
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Lam 4:5

4:5 delicacies. The picture of someone rich and delicately bred falling suddenly into dire want and danger is echoed often in the prophets (Amos 4:1–3; 6:1; Jer. 6:2).