Lamentations 4 (kjv)

How is the gold^H2091 become dim^H6004 ! how is the most^H2896 fine gold^H3800 changed^H8132 ! the stones^H68 of the sanctuary^H6944 are poured out^H8210 in the top^H7218 of every street^H2351.²The precious^H3368 sons^H1121 of Zion^H6726, comparable^H5537 to fine gold^H6337, how are they esteemed^H2803 as earthen^H2789 pitchers^H5035, the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of the potter^H3335 !³Even the sea monsters^H8577 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^H4057.⁴The tongue^H3956 of the sucking child^H3243 cleaveth^H1692 to the roof of his mouth^H2441 for thirst^H6772: the young children^H5768 ask^H7592 bread^H3899, and no man breaketh^H6566 it unto them.⁵They that did feed^H398 delicately^H4574 are desolate^H8074 in the streets^H2351: they that were brought up^H539 in scarlet^H8438 embrace^H2263 dunghills^H830.⁶For the punishment of the iniquity^H5771 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 is greater^H1431 than the punishment^H2403 of the sin of Sodom^H5467, that was overthrown^H2015 as in a moment^H7281, and no hands^H3027 stayed^H2342 on her.⁷Her 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^H5601:⁸Their visage^H8389 is blacker^H2821 than a coal^H7815; they are not known^H5234 in the streets^H2351: their skin^H5785 cleaveth^H6821 to their bones^H6106; it is withered^H3001, it is become like a stick^H6086.⁹They that be slain^H2491 with the sword^H2719 are better^H2896 than they that be slain^H2491 with hunger^H7458: for these^H1992 pine away^H2100, stricken^H1856 through for want of the fruits^H8570 of the field^H7704.¹⁰The hands^H3027 of the pitiful^H7362 women^H802 have sodden^H1310 their own children^H3206: they were their meat^H1262 in the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971.¹¹The LORD^H3068 hath accomplished^H3615 his fury^H2534; he hath poured out^H8210 his fierce^H2740 anger^H639, and hath kindled^H3341 a fire^H784 in Zion^H6726, and it hath devoured^H398 the foundations^H3247 thereof.¹²The kings^H4428 of the earth^H776, and all the inhabitants^H3427 of the world^H8398, would not have believed^H539 that the adversary^H6862 and the enemy^H341 should have entered^H935 into the gates^H8179 of Jerusalem^H3389.

¹³For 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^H7130 of her,¹⁴They have wandered^H5128 as blind^H5787 men in the streets^H2351, they have polluted^H1351 themselves with blood^H1818, so that men could^H3201 not^H3808 touch^H5060 their garments^H3830.¹⁵They cried^H7121 unto them, Depart^H5493 ye; it is unclean^H2931; depart^H5493, depart^H5493, touch^H5060 not: when they fled away^H5132 and wandered^H5128, they said^H559 among the heathen^H1471, They shall no more^H3254 sojourn^H1481 there.¹⁶The anger^H6440 of the LORD^H3068 hath divided^H2505 them; he will no more^H3254 regard^H5027 them: they respected^H5375 not the persons^H6440 of the priests^H3548, they favoured^H2603 not the elders^H2205.¹⁷As for us, our eyes^H5869 as yet failed^H3615 for our vain^H1892 help^H5833: in our watching^H6836 we have watched^H6822 for a nation^H1471 that could not save^H3467 us.¹⁸They 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 our end^H7093 is come^H935.¹⁹Our persecutors^H7291 are swifter^H7031 than the eagles^H5404 of the heaven^H8064: they pursued^H1814 us upon the mountains^H2022, they laid wait^H693 for us in the wilderness^H4057.²⁰The breath^H7307 of our nostrils^H639, the anointed^H4899 of the LORD^H3068, was taken^H3920 in their pits^H7825, of whom we said^H559, Under his shadow^H6738 we shall live^H2421 among the heathen^H1471.

²¹Rejoice^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 shall pass^H5674 through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken^H7937, and shalt make thyself naked^H6168.²²The punishment of thine iniquity^H5771 is accomplished^H8552, O daughter^H1323 of Zion^H6726; he will no 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.