Lamentations 4:14-16

Modern English Version

¹⁴ They wandered,
    blind, in the streets;
they have defiled themselves with blood,
    so that no one could touch their garments.

¹⁵ They cried out to them, “Depart! Unclean!
    Depart, depart, do not touch us!”
Therefore they fled and wandered;
    men among the nations said,
    “They shall live with us no longer.”

¹⁶ The presence of the Lord scattered them;
    He will regard them no more;
they do not respect the priests,
    nor show favor to the elders.