Lamentations 4:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.”

Lamentations 4:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 4:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 4:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Go away!” they cried to them. “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, “They can’t live here any more.””

Lamentations 4:15 — World English Bible

Lamentations 4:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Depart ye, they cried unto them, Unclean! depart, depart, touch not! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn here. ”

Lamentations 4:15 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Turn aside--unclean,' they called to them, `Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,' For they fled--yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: `They do not add to sojourn.'”

Lamentations 4:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They cried unto them, Depart! Unclean! Depart! depart, touch not! When they fled away, and wandered about, it was said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn [there]. ”

Lamentations 4:15 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 4:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But they cried vnto them, Depart, ye polluted, depart, depart, touch not: therefore they fled away, and wandered: they haue sayd among the heathen, They shall no more dwell there.”

Lamentations 4:15 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 4:15 in Context — Lamentations 4

13 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

15 They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.

16 The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

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What Does Lamentations 4:15 Mean?

Lamentations 4:15 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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