Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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.
How the gold has
become tarnished,
the pure
gold has
become
dull
! The gems
of the temple
lie
scattered
on
every street corner
.
The precious sons of Zion, comparable
to
fine
gold, how
are they
esteemed as earthen
pitchers
, the work of the
hands of
the
potter
!
How
the precious sons of Zion, once
worth
their
weight
in
pure
gold, are now
esteemed as jars
of
clay
, the work of a
potter’s
hands!
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.
Even jackals
offer
their
breasts
to nurse
their young ,
but
the daughter of my people has
become cruel, like an
ostrich
in the wilderness.
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.
The nursing
infant’s
tongue clings
in
thirst
to the roof of his mouth .
Little
children beg
for
bread, but
no one
gives
them any
.
They
that
did
feed
delicately
are desolate
in the streets :
they
that
were
brought up in scarlet
embrace
dunghills
.
Those
who
once
ate
delicacies
are destitute
in the streets ;
those
brought up in crimson
huddle
in
ash
heaps
.
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.
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that
of Sodom, which
was overthrown in an
instant
without
a hand
turned
to
help
her.
Her Nazarites
were purer
than snow, they
were
whiter than milk ,
they
were more ruddy in
body
than rubies, their polishing
was
of
sapphire:
Her dignitaries
were brighter
than snow, whiter than milk ;
their
bodies
were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance
like
sapphires.
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.
But
now
their appearance
is 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.
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
.
Those
slain by
the sword are better off
than those
who
die
of
hunger ,
who
waste
away, pierced
with
pain
because
the fields
lack
produce
.
The hands of the
pitiful
women have sodden
their own children :
they
were
their meat
in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
The hands of compassionate
women have cooked
their own children ,
who
became
their food
in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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
.
The LORD has
exhausted
His wrath
; He has
poured out His fierce anger ;
He
has
kindled a fire in Zion, and it has
consumed
her
foundations.
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.
The kings of the earth did
not
believe
, nor
any
people
of the world, that an
enemy or
a
foe
could
enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
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 ,
But
this
was
for the sins of her prophets and the guilt
of her priests, who
shed the blood of the righteous
in her midst.
They have
wandered as
blind men
in the streets, they
have
polluted
themselves
with
blood, so that men
could
not
touch their garments.
They wandered blind in the streets, defiled
by
this
blood, so that no
one
dared
to
touch their garments.
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
.
“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
. ”
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.
The presence
of the LORD has
scattered
them; He regards
them
no more .
The priests are
shown
no
honor;
the elders find
no
favor
.
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.
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.
They hunt
our steps
, that we cannot
go
in our streets :
our end is
near, our days
are
fulfilled;
for our end is
come .
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 !
Our
persecutors
are
swifter than the eagles of
the heaven:
they pursued us upon
the mountains ,
they
laid
wait
for
us in the wilderness.
Those
who
chased
us
were
swifter than the eagles in
the sky;
they pursued us over
the mountains and
ambushed
us in the wilderness.
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
.
The LORD’s
anointed
, the breath
of our
life
, was captured
in their pits .
We had
said of
him
, “
Under his shadow we will
live among the nations
. ”
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
.
So
rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you
who
dwell
in the land of Uz .
Yet
the cup will
pass to
you
as
well;
you
will
get
drunk
and expose
yourself
.
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.
O Daughter of Zion ,
your
punishment
is
complete
; He will not
prolong
your
exile.
But
He will punish
your
iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose
your
sins.
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