Lamentations 4:14
“They haue wandred as blind men in the streetes, they haue polluted themselues with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.”
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Lamentations 4:14 Context
12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued, that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem. 13¶ For the sinnes of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middest of her: 14They haue wandred as blind men in the streetes, they haue polluted themselues with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. 15They cryed vnto them; Depart yee, it is vncleane, depart, depart, touch not, when they fled away and wandred: they said among the heathen, They shall no more soiourne there. 16The anger of the Lord hath diuided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they fauoured not the elders.
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Other Translations for Lamentations 4:14
They have wandered [as] blind [men] in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
- King James Version
They wandered, blind, in the streets; They were defiled with blood So that no one could touch their garments.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments.
- American Standard Version (1901)
They are wandering like blind men in the streets, they are made unclean with blood, so that their robes may not be touched by men.
- Basic English Bible
They wandered about blind in the streets; they were polluted with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
- Darby Bible
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
- Webster's Bible
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men can't touch their garments.
- World English Bible
They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,
- Youngs Literal Bible
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, so that men cannot touch their garments.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 4:14
4:14 They - The prophets and priests wandered up and down the streets polluting themselves with blood, either the blood of the children which they slew, or the just men, mentioned ver.#13|, the slaughter of whom they either encouraged, or at least did not discourage; so that one could not touch a prophet or priest, but he must be legally polluted, and there were so many of them, that men could not walk in the streets, but he must touch some of them.