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Lamentations 4:5

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.

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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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.
KJV
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
WEB
Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.
ASV
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
DARBY
They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.
BLB
Those once eating delicacies are desolate in the streets; those being set firmly in scarlet embrace heaps of rubbish.
ÅB
De som spiste fine retter, ligger elendige på gatene; de som ble båret på skarlagen, favner møkkdynger.
OTB
De som før nøt delikatesser, skjelver nå i gatene; de som ble oppdratt i purpur, ligger nå på askehauger.
B1930
De som åt fine retter, ligger elendige på gatene; de som blev båret på skarlagen, favner møkkdynger.

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  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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  • Proverbs 31:21

    She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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  • Amos 6:3–7

    Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

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  • Luke 15:16

    And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

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  • 1 Timothy 5:6

    But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:54–56

    So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

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  • 2 Samuel 1:24

    Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

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  • Revelation 18:7–9

    How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

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