Lamentations 4:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Those who once feasted on delicacies now lie desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in fine crimson embrace ash heaps.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They that did feed delicately are desote in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets; those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They that did feed{H398} delicately{H4574} are desolate{H8074} in the streets:{H2351} They that were brought up{H539} in scarlet{H8438} embrace{H2263} dunghills.{H830}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They that did feed{H398}{(H8802)} delicately{H4574} are desolate{H8074}{(H8738)} in the streets{H2351}: they that were brought up{H539}{(H8803)} in scarlet{H8438} embrace{H2263}{(H8765)} dunghills{H830}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They that were wonte to fayre delicatly, perishe in the stretes: they that afore were brought vp in purple, make now moch of donge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They that did feede delicately, perish in the streetes: they that were brought vp in skarlet, embrace the dongue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They that were wont to fare delicatelye perishe in the streetes: they that afore were brought vp in purple, make nowe muche of doung.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Those who did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Those who were used to feasting on delicate food are wasted in the streets: those who as children were dressed in purple are stretched out on the dust.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Those who did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    ה(He) Those who once feasted on delicacies are now starving to death in the streets. Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes are now dying amid garbage.

Referenced Verses

  • Amos 6:3-7 : 3 You push away the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence. 4 You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs from the flock and fattened calves from the stall. 5 You strum away on your harps like David and fashion instruments for music. 6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. 7 Therefore, you will be among the first to go into exile, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
  • Luke 7:25 : 25 'But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? No, those who wear splendid clothes and indulge in luxury are in royal palaces.'
  • Luke 15:16 : 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
  • 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead.
  • 2 Sam 1:24 : 24 O daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and finery, who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.
  • Job 24:8 : 8 They are drenched by the mountain rains and embrace the rocks for lack of shelter.
  • Prov 31:21 : 21 She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
  • Isa 3:16-26 : 16 The LORD says, 'Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, taking short, mincing steps, and jingling ornaments on their feet, 17 therefore the Lord will make the crowns of the daughters of Zion scabby, and the LORD will expose their secret parts.' 18 In that day, the Lord will take away the beauty of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescent ornaments, 19 the earrings, the bracelets, and the veils, 20 the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets, 21 the rings and nose rings, 22 the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, and the purses, 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the shawls. 24 Instead of perfume, there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty. 25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. 26 The city gates will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
  • Isa 24:6-9 : 6 Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants bear the guilt. Therefore, the earth’s inhabitants are burned, and few people are left. 7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers, and all the merry-hearted groan. 8 The joy of tambourines ceases, the noise of revelers stops, and the joyful sound of the harp is silenced. 9 They no longer drink wine with song; strong drink is bitter to those who drink it. 10 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is shut up so no one may enter. 11 In the streets, there is an outcry over the wine; all joy turns dark, and the gladness of the earth departs. 12 Only desolation is left in the city; the gate is battered into ruins.
  • Isa 32:9-9 : 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease; listen to my voice! You daughters who feel secure, pay attention to what I say! 10 In little more than a year, you who feel secure will tremble, for the grape harvest will fail, and the gathering will not come. 11 Tremble, you who are at ease; shudder, you who feel secure! Strip yourselves bare and put on sackcloth around your waists. 12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines. 13 The land of my people will be covered with thorns and briers, indeed over all the joyful houses in the jubilant city. 14 For the palace will be deserted, the bustling city abandoned; the hill and the watchtower will become wastelands forever—a delight for wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks.
  • Jer 6:2-3 : 2 I have likened the beautiful and delicate Daughter of Zion to her destruction. 3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents surrounding her and graze, each in his place.
  • Jer 9:21-22 : 21 Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them. 22 This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man boast in his strength, nor the rich man boast in his riches.
  • Rev 18:7-9 : 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.' 8 Because of this, her plagues will come in a single day: death, mourning, and famine. She will be consumed by fire, for the mighty Lord God is the one who judges her. 9 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
  • Deut 28:54-56 : 54 Even the most tender and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who are still alive. 55 He will not share with any of them the flesh of his children that he is eating, because he has nothing else during the suffering and siege that your enemy will inflict on all your cities. 56 The most tender and delicate woman among you, so refined that she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she loves, her son, and her daughter.

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