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| 4:1 |
 ow is the gold become dimme! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuarie are powred out in the top of euery streete. |
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| 4:2 |
The precious sonnes of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the worke of the hands of the potter! |
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| 4:3 |
Euen the sea-monsters draw out the breast, they giue sucke to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruell, like the ostriches in the wildernesse. |
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| 4:4 |
The tongue of the sucking child cleaueth to the roofe of his mouth for thirst: the young children aske bread, and no man breaketh it vnto them. |
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| 4:5 |
They that did feede delicatly, are desolate in the streetes: they that were brought vp in scarlet, embrace dounghilles. |
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| 4:6 |
For the punishment of the iniquitie of the daughter of my people, is greater then the punishment of the sinne of Sodom, that was ouerthrowen as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. |
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| 4:7 |
Her Nazarites were purer then snow, they were whiter then milke, they were more ruddie in body then rubies, their polishing was of Saphir. |
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| 4:8 |
Their visage is blacker then a cole: they are not knowen in the streets: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered, it is become like a sticke. |
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| 4:9 |
They that bee slaine with the sword, are better then They that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. |
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| 4:10 |
The hands of the pitifull women haue sodden their owne children, they were their meate in the destruction of the daughter of my people. |
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| 4:11 |
The Lord hath accomplished his furie, he hath powred out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath deuoured the foundations thereof. |
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| 4:12 |
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued, that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem. |
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| 4:13 |
For the sinnes of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middest of her: |
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| 4:14 |
They haue wandred as blind men in the streetes, they haue polluted themselues with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. |
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| 4:15 |
They cryed vnto them; Depart yee, it is vncleane, depart, depart, touch not, when they fled away and wandred: they said among the heathen, They shall no more soiourne there. |
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| 4:16 |
The anger of the Lord hath diuided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they fauoured not the elders. |
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| 4:17 |
As for vs, our eyes as yet failed for our vaine helpe: in our watching we haue watched for a nation that could not saue vs. |
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| 4:18 |
They hunt our steps that we cannot goe in our streets: our end is neere, our dayes are fulfilled, for our ende is come. |
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| 4:19 |
Our persecutours are swifter then the eagles of the heauen: they pursued vs vpon the mountaines, they laide waite for vs in the wildernesse. |
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| 4:20 |
The breath of our nostrels, the anointed of the Lord was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadowe we shall liue among the heathen. |
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| 4:21 |
Reioyce and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the lande of Uz, the cup also shall passe through vnto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thy selfe naked. |
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| 4:22 |
The punishment of thine iniquitie is accomplished, O daughter of Zion, he will no more carie thee away into captiuitie: hee will visit thine iniquitie, O daughter of Edom, hee will discouer thy sinnes. |
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