King James Version
"They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills."
— Lamentations 4:5, King James Version
“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. ”
“Those who did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”
“ה(He) Those who once feasted on delicacies are now starving to death in the streets. Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes are now dying amid garbage.”
“He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.”
“Those who were used to feasting on delicate food are wasted in the streets: those who as children were dressed in purple are stretched out on the dust.”
“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.