Lamentations 4:6-8

Good News Translation

^6 (A)My people have been punished even more than the inhabitants of Sodom,
    which met a sudden downfall at the hands of God.

⁷ Our princes^[a] were undefiled and pure as snow,
    vigorous and strong, glowing with health.

⁸ Now they lie unknown in the streets, their faces blackened in death;
    their skin, dry as wood, has shriveled on their bones.