Lamentations 4:15-17

Common English Bible

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.

¹⁷ Our eyes continually failed, looking for some help, but for nothing.
From our watchtower we watched for a nation that doesn’t save.