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Distress of the Siege Described

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Lam 4:1 - How^H349 is^H6004^➔ the gold^H2091 become dim!^➔^H6004 how is^H8132^➔ the^H3800^➔ most^H2896 fine gold^➔^H3800 changed!^➔^H8132 the stones^H68 of the sanctuary^H6944 are poured out^H8210 in the top^H7218 of every^H3605 street.^H2351

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Lam 4:2 - The precious^H3368 sons^H1121 of Zion,^H6726 comparable^H5537 to fine gold,^H6337 how^H349 are they esteemed^H2803 as^H5035^➔ earthen^H2789 pitchers,^➔^H5035 the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of the potter!^H3335

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Lam 4:3 - Even^H1571 the sea monsters^H8568 draw out^H2502 the breast,^H7699 they give suck^H3243 to their young ones:^H1482 the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is become cruel,^H393 like the ostriches^H3283 in the wilderness.^H4057

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Lam 4:4 - The tongue^H3956 of the sucking child^H3243 cleaveth^H1692 to^H413 the roof of his mouth^H2441 for thirst:^H6772 the young children^H5768 ask^H7592 bread,^H3899 and no man^H369 breaketh^H6566 it unto them.

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Lam 4:5 - They that did feed^H398 delicately^H4574 are desolate^H8074 in the streets:^H2351 they that were brought up^H539 in^H5921 scarlet^H8438 embrace^H2263 dunghills.^H830

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Lam 4:6 - For^H1431^➔ the punishment of the iniquity^H5771 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is greater^➔^H1431 than the punishment of the sin^H2403 of Sodom,^H5467 that was overthrown^H2015 as^H3644 in a moment,^H7281 and no^H3808 hands^H3027 stayed^H2342 on her.

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Lam 4:7 - Her Nazarites^H5139 were purer^H2141 than snow,^H7950 they were whiter^H6705 than milk,^H2461 they were more ruddy^H119 in body^H6106 than rubies,^H6443 their polishing^H1508 was of sapphire:^H5601

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Lam 4:8 - Their visage^H8389 is blacker^H2821 than a coal;^H7815 they are^H5234^➔ not^H3808 known^➔^H5234 in the streets:^H2351 their skin^H5785 cleaveth^H6821 to^H5921 their bones;^H6106 it is withered,^H3001 it is become^H1961 like a stick.^H6086

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Lam 4:9 - They that be slain^H2491 with the sword^H2719 are^H1961 better^H2896 than they that be slain^H2491 with hunger:^H7458 for these^H1992 pine away,^H2100 stricken through^H1856 for want of the fruits^H8570 of the field.^H7704

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Lam 4:10 - The hands^H3027 of the^H802^➔ pitiful^H7362 women^➔^H802 have sodden^H1310 their own children:^H3206 they were^H1961 their meat^H1262 in the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people.^H5971

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Lam 4:11 - The LORD^H3068 hath accomplished^H3615 his fury;^H2534 he hath poured out^H8210 his^H639^➔ fierce^H2740 anger,^➔^H639 and hath kindled^H3341 a fire^H784 in Zion,^H6726 and it hath devoured^H398 the foundations thereof.^H3247

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Lam 4:12 - The kings^H4428 of the earth,^H776 and all^H3605 the inhabitants^H3427 of the world,^H8398 would^H539^➔ not^H3808 have believed^➔^H539 that^H3588 the adversary^H6862 and the enemy^H341 should have entered^H935 into the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem.^H3389

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Lam 4:13 - For the sins^H2403 of her prophets,^H5030 and the iniquities^H5771 of her priests,^H3548 that have shed^H8210 the blood^H1818 of the just^H6662 in the midst of her,^H7130

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Lam 4:14 - They have wandered^H5128 as blind^H5787 men in the streets,^H2351 they have polluted themselves^H1351 with blood,^H1818 so that^H3808^➔ men could^H3201 not^➔^H3808 touch^H5060 their garments.^H3830

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Lam 4:15 - They cried^H7121 unto them, Depart ye;^H5493 it is unclean;^H2931 depart,^H5493 depart,^H5493 touch^H5060 not:^H408 when^H3588 they fled away^H5132 and^H1571 wandered,^H5128 they said^H559 among the heathen,^H1471 They shall^H3254^➔ no^H3808 more^➔^H3254 sojourn^H1481 there.

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Lam 4:16 - The anger^H6440 of the LORD^H3068 hath divided them;^H2505 he will^H3254^➔ no^H3808 more^➔^H3254 regard them:^H5027 they respected^H5375 not^H3808 the persons^H6440 of the priests,^H3548 they favoured^H2603 not^H3808 the elders.^H2205

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Lam 4:17 - As for us,^H5750 our eyes^H5869 as yet failed^H3615 for^H413 our^H5833^➔ vain^H1892 help:^➔^H5833 in our watching^H6836 we have watched^H6822 for^H413 a nation^H1471 that could^H3467^➔ not^H3808 save^➔^H3467 us.

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Lam 4:18 - They hunt^H6679 our steps,^H6806 that we cannot go^H3212 in our streets:^H7339 our end^H7093 is near,^H7126 our days^H3117 are fulfilled;^H4390 for^H3588 our end^H7093 is come.^H935

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Lam 4:19 - Our persecutors^H7291 are^H1961 swifter^H7031 than the eagles^H5404 of the heaven:^H8064 they pursued us^H1814 upon^H5921 the mountains,^H2022 they laid wait^H693 for us in the wilderness.^H4057

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Lam 4:20 - The breath^H7307 of our nostrils,^H639 the anointed^H4899 of the LORD,^H3068 was taken^H3920 in their pits,^H7825 of whom^H834 we said,^H559 Under his shadow^H6738 we shall live^H2421 among the heathen.^H1471

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Lam 4:21 - Rejoice^H7797 and be glad,^H8055 O daughter^H1323 of Edom,^H123 that dwellest^H3427 in the land^H776 of Uz;^H5780 the cup^H3563 also^H1571 shall pass through^H5674 unto thee:^H5921 thou shalt be drunken,^H7937 and shalt make thyself naked.^H6168

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Lam 4:22 - The punishment of thine iniquity^H5771 is accomplished,^H8552 O daughter^H1323 of Zion;^H6726 he will^H3254^➔ no^H3808 more^➔^H3254 carry thee away into captivity:^H1540 he will visit^H6485 thine iniquity,^H5771 O daughter^H1323 of Edom;^H123 he will discover^H1540 thy sins.^H2403

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