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Samekh

15 “Depart! (A)Unclean!” [a]they cried of themselves.
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they (B)fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to sojourn with us.”

Pe

16 The presence of Yahweh has eradicated them;
He will not continue to look at them;
They did not [b](C)honor the priests;
They did not favor the elders.

Ayin

17 Yet our eyes were spent,
Looking for [c]help was (D)vanity;
In our watching we have watched
For a (E)nation that could not save.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:15 Or they (men) cried to them
  2. Lamentations 4:16 Lit lift up the faces of
  3. Lamentations 4:17 Lit our help

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

16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
    he no longer watches over them.(C)
The priests are shown no honor,
    the elders(D) no favor.(E)

17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
    looking in vain(F) for help;(G)
from our towers we watched
    for a nation(H) that could not save us.

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