Lamentations
King James Version (KJV)
Lamentations 4:5
“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”
King James Version (KJV)
Lamentations 4:5 Context
2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 3Even 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. 4The 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. 5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 6For 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. 7Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: 8Their 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.
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Translation Details for Lamentations 4:5
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Other Translations for Lamentations 4:5
Bible Commentary for Lamentations 4:5
Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 4:5
4:3 Cruel - The Jewish women are become cruel to their children, or forced to appear so, having through the famine no milk to give them, nor any thing to relieve them. Ostriches - Like ostriches that lay their eggs, and leave them in the sand.
4:6 Of Sodom - Their punishment was greater, because more lingering, and gradual, whereas Sodom was overthrown in a moment, and that by no human hands that abode upon her, causing her a continued torment.
4:7 Nazarites - Her Nazarites in this place signify her separated ones, who either in respect of birth, education, estate, or place of magistracy, were distinguished from the rest of the people.
They that did feede delicatly, are desolate in the streetes: they that were brought vp in scarlet, embrace dounghilles.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Those who were used to feasting on delicate food are wasted in the streets: those who as children were dressed in purple are stretched out on the dust.
- Basic English Bible
Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
- Darby Bible
He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
- English Revised Version
Those who did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
- World English Bible