Lamentations 4:5
“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 4:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die von Leckerbissen aßen, verschmachten auf den Straßen; die auf Karmesin getragen wurden, liegen auf Misthaufen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los que comían delicadamente, asolados fueron en las calles; los que se criaron en carmesí, abrazaron los estercoleros.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os que comiam das melhores iguarias, agora desfalecem nas ruas; os que se criaram em carmesim abraçam o lixo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os que comiam comidas caras agora passam fome nas ruas; Os que cresceram vestindo vestes escarlates agora se deitam sobre pilhas de lixo.
📖 Lamentations 4:5 in Context
3Even 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.
4The 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.
5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6For 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.
7Her 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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