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Lamentations 4:15

World English Bible

“Go away!” they cried to them.
“Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch!
When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations,
“They can’t live here any more.”

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Lamentations 4:15 in other translations

Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn here.

Lamentations 4:15 · American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:15 in context

  1. 13It is because of the sins of her prophets
    and the iniquities of her priests,
    That have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.
  2. 14They wander as blind men in the streets.
    They are polluted with blood,
    So that men can’t touch their garments.
  3. 15“Go away!” they cried to them.
    “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch!
    When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations,
    “They can’t live here any more.”
  4. 16Yahweh’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.
  5. 17Our eyes still fail,
    looking in vain for our help.
    In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.