8 Now their appearance is blacker than soot;
They go unrecognized in the streets;
aTheir skin clings to their bones,
It has become as dry as wood.
They go unrecognized in the streets;
aTheir skin clings to their bones,
It has become as dry as wood.
9 Those slain by the sword are better off
Than those who die of hunger;
For these apine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the bfield.
Than those who die of hunger;
For these apine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the bfield.
10 The hands of the acompassionate women
Have1 cooked their bown children;
They became cfood for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Have1 cooked their bown children;
They became cfood for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 The Lord has fulfilled His fury,
aHe has poured out His fierce anger.
bHe kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.
aHe has poured out His fierce anger.
bHe kindled a fire in Zion,
And it has devoured its foundations.
12 The kings of the earth,
And all inhabitants of the world,
Would not have believed
That the adversary and the enemy
Could aenter the gates of Jerusalem—
And all inhabitants of the world,
Would not have believed
That the adversary and the enemy
Could aenter the gates of Jerusalem—
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Lamentations 4:10:
Daughter {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Daughter {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Destruction {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Destruction {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Lamentations 4:10:
Pitiful {I.S.B.E.}
Seethe {I.S.B.E.}
Siege {I.S.B.E.}
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