Lamentations 4:15-17

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁵ ‘Go away!’ people shouted at them.
‘Do not touch us!
You are too dirty to be among God's people!’
So they went away to other countries, but the people there did not want them.
‘They cannot stay here with us!’ those people said.
¹⁶ The Lord himself has sent them away.
He will not take care of them any longer.
Nobody respects the priests.
Nobody is kind to the leaders.^[a]
17 Our eyes became red as we watched.
We were looking for help, but it did not come.
The people from other countries could not save us.