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Lamentations 4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Lamentations 4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Terrors of the Besieged City
א Aleph
4 How the gold has become tarnished,
the fine gold become dull!
The stones of the temple[a] lie scattered
at the head of every street.(A)
ב Beth
2 Zion’s precious children –
once worth their weight in pure gold(B) –
how they are regarded as clay jars,
the work of a potter’s hands!
ג Gimel
3 Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my dear people have become cruel
like ostriches(C) in the wilderness.
ד Daleth
4 The nursing baby’s tongue
clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.(D)
Infants beg for food,
but no one gives them any.
ה He
5 Those who used to eat delicacies
are destitute in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple garments(E)
huddle in rubbish heaps.
ו Waw
6 The punishment of my dear people
is greater than that of Sodom,(F)
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[b] were more ruddy than coral,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
ח Cheth
8 Now they appear darker than soot;(G)
they are not recognised in the streets.
Their skin has shrivelled on their bones;
it has become dry like wood.
ט Teth
9 Those slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.
י Yod
10 The hands of compassionate women
have cooked their own children;(H)
they became their food
during the destruction of my dear people.(I)
כ Kaph
11 The Lord has exhausted his wrath,
poured out his burning anger;
he has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.(J)
ל Lamed
12 The kings of the earth
and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe
that an enemy or adversary
could enter Jerusalem’s gates.(K)
מ Mem
13 Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous within her.(L)
נ Nun
14 Blind, they stumbled in the streets,(M)
defiled by this blood,(N)
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.
ס Samek
15 ‘Stay away! Unclean! ’ people shouted at them.
‘Away, away! Don’t touch us! ’(O)
So they wandered aimlessly.(P)
It was said among the nations,
‘They can stay here no longer.’
פ Pe
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.
The priests are not respected;
the elders find no favour.
ע Ayin
17 All the while our eyes were failing
as we looked in vain for help;(Q)
we watched from our towers
for a nation that would not save us.
צ Tsade
18 Our steps were closely followed
so that we could not walk in our streets.
Our end approached;(R) our time ran out.
Our end had come!
ק Qoph
19 Those who chased us were swifter
than eagles in the sky;(S)
they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
ר Resh
20 The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life,[c](T)
was captured in their traps.
We had said about him,
‘We will live under his protection among the nations.’
ׂש Sin
21 So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,(U)
you resident of the land of Uz!(V)
Yet the cup(W) will pass to you as well;
you will get drunk and expose yourself.
ת Taw
Lamentations 4
New International Version
Lamentations 4
New International Version
4 [a]How the gold has lost its luster,
the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
at every street corner.(A)
2 How the precious children of Zion,(B)
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
3 Even jackals offer their breasts
to nurse their young,
but my people have become heartless
like ostriches in the desert.(C)
4 Because of thirst(D) the infant’s tongue
sticks to the roof of its mouth;(E)
the children beg for bread,
but no one gives it to them.(F)
5 Those who once ate delicacies
are destitute in the streets.
Those brought up in royal purple(G)
now lie on ash heaps.(H)
6 The punishment of my people
is greater than that of Sodom,(I)
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.
8 But now they are blacker(J) than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;(K)
it has become as dry as a stick.
9 Those killed by the sword are better off
than those who die of famine;(L)
racked with hunger, they waste away
for lack of food from the field.(M)
10 With their own hands compassionate women
have cooked their own children,(N)
who became their food
when my people were destroyed.
11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;(O)
he has poured out(P) his fierce anger.(Q)
He kindled a fire(R) in Zion
that consumed her foundations.(S)
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.(T)
13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,(U)
who shed within her
the blood(V) of the righteous.
14 Now they grope through the streets
as if they were blind.(W)
They are so defiled with blood(X)
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(Y) about,
people among the nations say,
“They can stay here no longer.”(Z)
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
he no longer watches over them.(AA)
The priests are shown no honor,
the elders(AB) no favor.(AC)
17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
looking in vain(AD) for help;(AE)
from our towers we watched
for a nation(AF) 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.(AG)
19 Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles(AH) in the sky;
they chased us(AI) over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.(AJ)
20 The Lord’s anointed,(AK) our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.(AL)
We thought that under his shadow(AM)
we would live among the nations.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Mga Panaghoy 4
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Mga Panaghoy 4
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Inilarawan ang pagkalagim nang sakupin.
4 Ano't ang ginto ay naging malabo! ano't ang pinakadalisay na ginto ay nagbago!
Ang mga bato ng santuario ay natapon sa (A)dulo ng lahat na lansangan.
2 Ang mga mahalagang anak ng Sion, na katulad ng dalisay na ginto,
(B)Ano't pinahahalagahan na waring mga sisidlang lupa, na gawa ng mga kamay ng magpapalyok!
3 Maging ang mga chakal ay naglalabas ng suso, nangagpapasuso sa kanilang mga anak:
Ang anak na babae ng aking bayan ay naging mabagsik, (C)parang mga avestruz sa ilang.
4 Ang dila ng (D)sumususong bata ay nadidikit sa ngalangala ng kaniyang bibig dahil sa uhaw:
(E)Ang mga munting bata ay nagsisihingi ng tinapay, at walang taong magpuputol nito sa kanila.
5 Silang nagsisikaing mainam ay nangahandusay sa mga lansangan:
Silang nagsilaki sa matingkad na pula ay (F)nagsisihiga sa mga tapunan ng dumi.
6 Sapagka't ang kasamaan ng anak na babae ng aking bayan ay lalong malaki kay sa kasalanan ng Sodoma,
Na (G)nagiba sa isang sangdali, at walang mga kamay na humawak sa kaniya.
7 Ang kaniyang (H)mga mahal na tao ay lalong malinis kay sa nieve, mga lalong maputi kay sa gatas;
Sila'y lalong mapula sa katawan kay sa mga rubi, ang kanilang kinis ay parang zafiro.
8 Ang kanilang anyo ay lalong maitim kay sa uling; sila'y hindi makilala sa mga lansangan:
(I)Ang kanilang balat ay naninikit sa kanilang mga buto; natutuyo, nagiging parang tungkod.
9 Silang napatay ng tabak ay maigi kay sa kanila na napatay ng gutom;
Sapagka't ang mga ito ay nagsisihapay, na napalagpasan, dahil sa pangangailangan ng mga bunga sa parang.
10 (J)Ang mga kamay ng mga (K)mahabaging babae ay nangagluto ng kanilang sariling mga anak;
Mga naging kanilang pagkain sa pagkapahamak ng anak na babae ng aking bayan.
11 Ginanap ng Panginoon ang kaniyang kapusukan, kaniyang ibinugso ang kaniyang mabangis na galit;
At siya'y nagpaalab ng apoy sa Sion, na pumugnaw ng mga patibayan niyaon.
12 Ang mga hari sa lupa ay hindi nanganiwala, o ang lahat mang nananahan sa sanglibutan,
Na ang kaaway at kalaban ay papasok sa mga pintuang-bayan ng Jerusalem.
13 (L)Dahil nga sa mga kasalanan ng kaniyang mga propeta, at sa mga kasamaan ng kaniyang mga saserdote,
(M)Na nagbubo ng dugo ng mga ganap sa gitna niya.
14 Sila'y nagsisikapa sa mga lansangan na parang mga bulag, sila'y nangadudumhan ng dugo,
Na anopa't hindi mahipo ng mga tao ang kanilang mga suot.
15 Magsihiwalay kayo, (N)sila'y nagsisihiyaw sa kanila, Marurumi! magsihiwalay kayo, magsihiwalay kayo, huwag ninyong hipuin:
Nang sila'y magsitakas at magsilaboy ay sinabi ng mga tao sa gitna ng mga bansa, Hindi na sila nangingibang bayan pa rito.
16 Pinangalat sila ng galit ng Panginoon; sila'y hindi na niya lilingapin pa.
(O)Hindi nila iginagalang ang mga pagkatao ng mga saserdote, hindi nila pinakukundanganan ang mga matanda.
17 Ang aming mga mata ay nangangalumata dahil sa aming paghihintay (P)ng walang kabuluhang tulong:
Sa aming paghihintay ay nangaghihintay kami sa isang (Q)bansa na hindi makapagligtas.
18 Kanilang inaabangan ang aming mga hakbang, (R)upang huwag kaming makayaon sa aming mga lansangan:
Ang aming wakas ay malapit na, ang aming mga kaarawan ay nangaganap; sapagka't ang aming wakas ay dumating.
19 Ang mga manghahabol sa amin ay (S)lalong maliliksi kay sa mga aguila sa himpapawid:
Kanilang hinabol kami sa mga bundok, kanilang binakayan kami sa ilang.
20 Ang hinga ng aming mga butas ng ilong, ang pinahiran ng Panginoon (T)ay nahuli sa kanilang mga hukay;
Na siya naming pinagsasabihan, sa kaniyang mga lilim ay mabubuhay kami sa mga bansa.
21 Ikaw ay magalak at matuwa. Oh anak na babae ng Edom, na tumatahan sa lupain ng (U)Uz:
Ang saro ay darating (V)din sa iyo; ikaw ay malalango, at magpapakahubad.
22 Ang parusa sa iyong kasamaan ay naganap, Oh anak na babae ng Sion, hindi ka na niya dadalhin pa sa pagkabihag:
Kaniyang dadalawin ang iyong kasamaan, Oh anak na babae ng Edom; kaniyang ililitaw ang iyong mga kasalanan.
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