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The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
Distress of the Siege Described
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner of every street.
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner of every street.
The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
The precious sons of Zion,
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
Even jackals offer the breast;
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Even jackals offer the breast,
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness.
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like ostriches in the wilderness.
The tongue of the nursing infant sticks
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
The tongue of the infant cleaves
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Those who once feasted on delicacies
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
Their appearance is blacker than soot,
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like wood.
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like wood.
Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
Better are those slain with the sword
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of the field.
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of the field.
The hands of compassionate women
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
The hands of compassionate women
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
The LORD has accomplished His wrath,
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has consumed its foundations.
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has consumed its foundations.
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
The kings of the earth did not believe,
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
This was for the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous;
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous;
They wandered, blind, through the streets;
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
They wandered, blind, in the streets;
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
“Away! Unclean!” people cried at them.
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
“Depart! Unclean!” they cried of themselves.
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
The presence of the LORD has scattered them,
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
They hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
For our end had come.
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
For our end had come.
Our pursuers were swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed,
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
The breath of our nostrils, the LORD’S anointed,
Was captured in their pits,
Of whom we had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Was captured in their pits,
Of whom we had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
The punishment of your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion;
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!