NET Bible
"נ(Nun) They wander blindly through the streets, defiled by the blood they shed, while no one dares to touch their garments."
— Lamentations 4:14, NET Bible
“They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.”
“They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments. ”
“Nun. They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they were defiled with blood: and when they could not help walking in it, they held up their skirts.”
כ(Kaf) The LORD fully vented his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He started a fire in Zion; it consumed her foundations.
ל(Lamed) Neither the kings of the earth nor the people of the lands ever thought that enemy or foe would enter the gates of Jerusalem.
מ(Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.
נ(Nun) They wander blindly through the streets, defiled by the blood they shed, while no one dares to touch their garments.
ס(Samek) People cry to them,“Turn away! You are unclean! Turn away! Turn away! Don’t touch us!” So they have fled and wander about; but the nations say,“They may not stay here any longer.”
פ(Pe) The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. They did not honor the priests; they did not show favor to the elders.
ע(Ayin)The People of Jerusalem Lament: Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.