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13 They got through because of the sins of Jerusalem’s prophets
    and the crimes of its priests,
        who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.
14 My people staggered blindly through the streets.
    They were so contaminated with bloodstains
        that no one would touch their clothes.
15 ‘Get away! You’re unclean,’[a] people yelled at them.
    ‘Get away! Get away! Don’t touch anyone.’
    When they fled and wandered around,
        the people of the nations said, ‘They can’t stay here any longer.’

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:15 “Unclean” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is not presentable to God.

13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets
    and the iniquities of her priests,(A)
who shed within her
    the blood(B) of the righteous.

14 Now they grope through the streets
    as if they were blind.(C)
They are so defiled with blood(D)
    that no one dares to touch their garments.

15 “Go away! You are unclean!” people cry to them.
    “Away! Away! Don’t touch us!”
When they flee and wander(E) about,
    people among the nations say,
    “They can stay here no longer.”(F)

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