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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Lamentations 4 Parallel Chapters</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/lamentations/4.htm"><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001p.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451p.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/lamentations/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/lamentations/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/lamentations/">Lamentations</a> > Lamentations 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../lamentations/3.htm" title="Lamentations 3">◄</a> Lamentations 4 <a href="../lamentations/5.htm" title="Lamentations 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Parallel Chapters</div>The Distress of Zionא<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">1</a>How the gold has lost its luster, the fine gold become dull! The sacred gems are scattered at every street corner.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">1</a>How the gold has grown dim, how the pure gold is changed! The holy stones lie scattered at the head of every street.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">1</a>How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are poured out At the corner of every street.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">1</a>How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">1</a>How the gold has become tarnished, the fine gold become dull! The stones of the temple lie scattered at the corner of every street. </td></tr></table> ב<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">2</a>How the precious children of Zion, once worth their weight in gold, are now considered as pots of clay, the work of a potter's hands!</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">2</a>The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen pots, the work of a potter’s hands!</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">2</a>The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against fine gold, How they are regarded as earthen jars, The work of a potter's hands!</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">2</a>The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-2.htm">2</a>Zion's precious people-- once worth their weight in pure gold-- how they are regarded as clay jars, the work of a potter's hands! </td></tr></table> ג<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">3</a>Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my people have become heartless like ostriches in the desert.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">3</a>Even jackals offer the breast; they nurse their young; but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">3</a>Even jackals offer the breast, They nurse their young; But the daughter of my people has become cruel Like ostriches in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">3</a>Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">3</a>Even jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but my dear people have become cruel like ostriches in the wilderness. </td></tr></table> ד<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">4</a>Because of thirst the infant's tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth; the children beg for bread, but no one gives it to them.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">4</a>The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">4</a>The tongue of the infant cleaves To the roof of its mouth because of thirst; The little ones ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">4</a>The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-4.htm">4</a>The nursing infant's tongue clings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any. </td></tr></table> ה<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">5</a>Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets. Those brought up in royal purple now lie on ash heaps.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">5</a>Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">5</a>Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">5</a>They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">5</a>Those who used to eat delicacies are destitute in the streets; those who were reared in purple garments huddle in garbage heaps. </td></tr></table> ו<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">6</a>The punishment of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment without a hand turned to help her.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">6</a>For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung for her.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">6</a>For the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown as in a moment, And no hands were turned toward her.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">6</a>For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">6</a>The punishment of my dear people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand laid on it. </td></tr></table> ז<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">7</a>Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">7</a>Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">7</a>Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, They were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than corals, Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">7</a>Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">7</a>Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphire. </td></tr></table> ח<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">8</a>But now they are blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">8</a>Now their face is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets; their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">8</a>Their appearance is blacker than soot, They are not recognized in the streets; Their skin is shriveled on their bones, It is withered, it has become like wood.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">8</a>Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">8</a>Now they appear darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become dry like wood. </td></tr></table> ט<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">9</a>Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they waste away for lack of food from the field.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">9</a>Happier were the victims of the sword than the victims of hunger, who wasted away, pierced by lack of the fruits of the field.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">9</a>Better are those slain with the sword Than those slain with hunger; For they pine away, being stricken For lack of the fruits of the field.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">9</a>They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">9</a>Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. </td></tr></table> י<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">10</a>With their own hands compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food when my people were destroyed.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">10</a>The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the destruction of the daughter of my people.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">10</a>The hands of compassionate women Boiled their own children; They became food for them Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">10</a>The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">10</a>The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children; they became their food during the destruction of my dear people. </td></tr></table> כ<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">11</a>The LORD has given full vent to his wrath; he has poured out his fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion that consumed her foundations.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">11</a>The LORD gave full vent to his wrath; he poured out his hot anger, and he kindled a fire in Zion that consumed its foundations.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">11</a>The LORD has accomplished His wrath, He has poured out His fierce anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion Which has consumed its foundations.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">11</a>The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">11</a>The LORD has exhausted His wrath, poured out His burning anger; He has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations. </td></tr></table> ל<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">12</a>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.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">12</a>The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any of the inhabitants of the world, that foe or enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">12</a>The kings of the earth did not believe, Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">12</a>The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">12</a>The kings of the earth and all the world's inhabitants did not believe that an enemy or adversary could enter Jerusalem's gates. </td></tr></table> מ<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">13</a>But it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed within her the blood of the righteous.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">13</a>This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">13</a>Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">13</a>For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">13</a>Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous within her. </td></tr></table> נ<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">14</a>Now they grope through the streets as if they were blind. They are so defiled with blood that no one dares to touch their garments.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">14</a>They wandered, blind, through the streets; they were so defiled with blood that no one was able to touch their garments.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">14</a>They wandered, blind, in the streets; They were defiled with blood So that no one could touch their garments.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">14</a>They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">14</a>Blind, they stumbled in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments." </td></tr></table> ס<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">15</a>"Go away! You are unclean!" people cry to them. "Away! Away! Don't touch us!" When they flee and wander about, people among the nations say, "They can stay here no longer."</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">15</a>“Away! Unclean!” people cried at them. “Away! Away! Do not touch!” So they became fugitives and wanderers; people said among the nations, “They shall stay with us no longer.”</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">15</a>"Depart! Unclean!" they cried of themselves. "Depart, depart, do not touch!" So they fled and wandered; Men among the nations said, "They shall not continue to dwell with us."</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">15</a>They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">15</a>Stay away! Unclean!" people shouted at them." Away, away! Don't touch us!" So they wandered aimlessly. It was said among the nations," They can stay here no longer." </td></tr></table> פ<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">16</a>The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">16</a>The LORD himself has scattered them; he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">16</a>The presence of the LORD has scattered them, He will not continue to regard them; They did not honor the priests, They did not favor the elders.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">16</a>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.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">16</a>The LORD Himself has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are not respected; the elders find no favor. </td></tr></table> ע<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">17</a>Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">17</a>Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">17</a>Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">17</a>As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">17</a>All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for assistance; we watched from our towers for a nation that refused to help. </td></tr></table> צ<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">18</a>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.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">18</a>They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">18</a>They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">18</a>They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">18</a>Our steps were closely followed so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near; our time ran out. Our end had come! </td></tr></table> ק<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">19</a>Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">19</a>Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">19</a>Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">19</a>Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">19</a>Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness. </td></tr></table> ר<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/niv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NIV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/esv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>ESV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>NASB</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>KJV</td><td class="version" width="20%"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/4.htm"><img src="/lnk.gif" border="0"></a>HCSB</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">20</a>The LORD's anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">20</a>The breath of our nostrils, the LORD’s anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">20</a>The breath of our nostrils, the LORD'S anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations."</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">20</a>The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">20</a>The LORD's anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their traps. We had said about him," We will live under his protection among the nations." </td></tr></table> ש<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">21</a>Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">21</a>Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">21</a>Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, Who dwells in the land of Uz; But the cup will come around to you as well, You will become drunk and make yourself naked.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">21</a>Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.</td><td width="20%" class="odd" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">21</a>So rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you resident of the land of Uz! Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. </td></tr></table> ת<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">22</a>Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion; he will not prolong your exile. But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom, and expose your wickedness.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">22</a>The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished; he will keep you in exile no longer; but your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish; he will uncover your sins.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">22</a>The punishment of your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion; He will exile you no longer. But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins!</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">22</a>The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.</td><td width="20%" class="even" valign="top"><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">22</a>Daughter Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not lengthen your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, Daughter Edom, and will expose your sins. </td></tr></table><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"> THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com" target="_top">Biblica®</a>. ESV® Text Edition® (2016): The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv" target="_top">Crossway Bibles</a>. 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