Lamentations 4:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 4:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 4:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 4:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.”
Lamentations 4:5 — World English Bible
Lamentations 4:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”
Lamentations 4:5 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 4:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.”
Lamentations 4:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 4:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.”
Lamentations 4:5 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 4:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that did feede delicately, perish in the streetes: they that were brought vp in skarlet, embrace the dongue.”
Lamentations 4:5 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 4:5 in Context — Lamentations 4
3 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.
4 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.
5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6 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.
7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
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What Does Lamentations 4:5 Mean?
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