Lamentations 4:14-16

Common English Bible

¹⁴ People wandered blindly in the streets, polluted with blood.
No one would even touch their clothing.

¹⁵ “Go away! Unclean!” was shouted at them, “Go away! Away! Don’t touch!”
So they fled and wandered around. The nations said, “They can’t stay here anymore.”

¹⁶ It was the Lord’s presence that scattered them;^[a] he no longer notices them.
They didn’t honor the priests’ presence; they didn’t favor the elders.