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—
13 aBecause of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
bWho shed in her midst
The blood of the just.
And the iniquities of her priests,
bWho shed in her midst
The blood of the just.
14 They wandered blind in the streets;
aThey have defiled themselves with blood,
bSo that no one would touch their garments.
aThey have defiled themselves with blood,
bSo that no one would touch their garments.
15 They cried out to them,
“Go away, aunclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell here.”
“Go away, aunclean!
Go away, go away,
Do not touch us!”
When they fled and wandered,
Those among the nations said,
“They shall no longer dwell here.”
16 The1 face of the Lord scattered them;
He no longer regards them.
aThe people do not respect the priests
Nor show favor to the elders.
He no longer regards them.
aThe people do not respect the priests
Nor show favor to the elders.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Lamentations 4:13:
Blood {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Blood {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
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