Lamentations 4:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

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KJV

King James Version

The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD’s anger has scattered them. He will not pay attention to them any more. They didn’t respect the persons of the priests. They didn’t favor the elders.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The anger of Jehovah hath scattered them; he will no more regard them: They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Lamentations 4

¹⁴ They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.

¹⁵ “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.”

¹⁶ The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

¹⁷ All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

¹⁸ They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come!

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