Lamentations 4:15-17

Modern English Version

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.

¹⁷ Our eyes failed us,
    watching vainly for help;
in our watchtowers we watched
    for a nation that could not save us.