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Lamentations 4 Summary

The Horror of Zion's Siege and Fall

The gold has become dim and fine gold changed; sanctuary stones are poured out in the streets, and precious sons of Zion are esteemed as earthen pitchers. The daughter of the people has become cruel; sucking children's tongues cleave to their mouths for thirst, and young children ask bread with none to break it to them. Those who fed delicately are desolate; the punishment exceeds that of Sodom, and the hands of pitiful women have sodden their own children for meat during destruction. The Lord accomplished His fury, kindled fire in Zion, and devoured her foundations; prophets and priests shed the blood of the just, and the anointed of the Lord was taken in pits.

Key themes

Precious debasedStarvationCannibalismGreater judgmentSanctuary fireLeadership failure

Key verses

Lamentations 4:1

How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

Lamentations 4:4

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.

Lamentations 4:10

The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 4:11

The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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