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David Suchet NIV Bible 0801 Lamentations 4
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David Suchet reads Lamentations chapter 4 from the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. • 1 How the gold has lost its lustre, • the fine gold become dull! • The sacred gems are scattered • at every street corner. • 2 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! • 3 Even jackals offer their breasts • to nurse their young, • but my people have become heartless • like ostriches in the desert. • 4 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. • 5 Those who once ate delicacies • are destitute in the streets. • Those brought up in royal purple • now lie on ash heaps. • 6 The punishment of my people • is greater than that of Sodom, • which was overthrown in a moment • without a hand turned to help her. • 7 Their princes were brighter than snow • and whiter than milk, • their bodies more ruddy than rubies, • their appearance like lapis lazuli. • 8 But now they are blacker than soot; • they are not recognised in the streets. • Their skin has shrivelled on their bones; • it has become as dry as a stick. • 9 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. • 10 With their own hands compassionate women • have cooked their own children, • who became their food • when my people were destroyed. • 11 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. • 12 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. • 13 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. • 14 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. • 15 “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.” • 16 The Lord himself has scattered them; • he no longer watches over them. • The priests are shown no honour, • the elders no favour. • 17 Moreover, our eyes failed, • looking in vain for help; • from our towers we watched • for a nation that could not save us. • 18 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. • 19 Our pursuers were swifter • than eagles in the sky; • they chased us over the mountains • and lay in wait for us in the desert. • 20 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. • 21 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. • 22 Your punishment will end, Daughter Zion; • he will not prolong your exile. • But he will punish your sin, Daughter Edom, • and expose your wickedness. • #NIV #Bible #Lamentations
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