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Lamentations 4:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 4:5-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
ה He
5 Those who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were reared in purple garments(A)
huddle in garbage heaps.
ו Vav
6 The punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,(B)
which was overthrown in an instant
without a hand laid on it.
ז Zayin
7 Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies[a] were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like sapphire.[b]
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:7 Lit bones
- Lamentations 4:7 Or lapis lazuli
Lamentations 4:5-7
New International Version
Lamentations 4:5-7
New International Version
5 Those who once ate delicacies
are destitute in the streets.
Those brought up in royal purple(A)
now lie on ash heaps.(B)
6 The punishment of my people
is greater than that of Sodom,(C)
which was overthrown in a moment
without a hand turned to help her.
7 Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
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