Lamentations Chapter 4

Lamentations of Zion

4:1 How the gold has lost its luster! How the finest gold has changed! Sacred stones of the sanctuary lie scattered at every street corner.
4:2 The precious sons of Zionצִיּוֹן
LXX: Σιών, also variously transliterated Sion,Tzion, Tsion, Tsiyyon Zion = “parched place” often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole For more info click here, who are comparable to fine gold, now are they treated like clay pitchers, made by the potter!
4:3 Even jackals will offer the breast to nurse their young ones: the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּר
Transliteration: bammiḏbār – in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, where cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs): — in the desert, in the south, in the speech, in the wilderness. For more info click here.
4:4 The tongue of the nursing child sticks to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children beg for bread, no one gives it to them.
4:5 Those who feasted extravagantly lie desolate in the streets: those who were brought up in scarlet clothing embrace garbage piles.
4:6 Because of the offense of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodomסְדֹם
Transliteration: sᵊḏōm – Pronunciation: sed-ome’ used in the Bible 39 times Sodom was an ancient city-state described in the Book of Genesis as part of the “Cities of the Plain” in the Jordan Valley, geographically situated in the fertile lowland (kikkar) east of the Jordan River and near the Dead Sea, which met its end through catastrophic destruction by fire and brimstone sent from God as punishment for the unparalleled wickedness of its population. – For more info click here, that was overthrown in a instant, and no hands were laid on her.
4:7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, the beauty of their form was like sapphire:
4:8 Their appearance has become blacker than a coal; they are not recognized in the streets: their skin sticks to their bones; it has become dried up like wood.
4:9 It’s better that they are killed with the sword than they that are killed by hunger: because they pine away, stricken, deprived
of the produce of the field.
4:10 The hands of the compassionate women have boiled their own children: they became their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
4:11 YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here has vented his fury; He has poured out His burning anger, and has started a fire in Zionבְּצִיּוֹן
LXX: Σιών, also transliterated bᵊṣîyôn – in Zion = “parched place” often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole For more info click here, and it has consumed its foundations .
4:12 The kings of the earth didn’t believe, or any of the inhabitants of the world,  that the adversary or enemy could have entered the gates of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here.

Zion’s confessions

4:13 For the sinsמֵחַטֹּאת
Transliteration: mēḥaṭṭō’ṯ – A primitive root From an archery term meaning to miss the mark – For more info click here of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priestsכֹּהֲנֶיהָ
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, that have shed the blood of the righteousצַדִּיקִים‎
Transliteration ṣadîqîm – To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). justice, rightness (man), righteousness – For more info click here among her,
4:14 Blindly they wandered through the streets, defiled with blood, so that no one could touch their clothing.
4:15 Away, unclean one! the people shouted at them; Away! Away! Don’t touch : Because they are fugitives and wander around. They said among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם‎
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—the Gentiles, the heathen, the nations, the people. For more info click here, “They will no longer stay here.”
4:16 The anger of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here has scattered them; He will no longer look after them: they showed no respect for priestsכֹהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, or did they favor the elders.
4:17 Our eyes still strained in vain for help we kept watching for a nationגּוֹי‎
Transliteration: gôy Pronunciation: go’-ee – masculine noun, proper masculine noun (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people. For more info click here that couldn’t save us.
4:18 They keep dogging our steps, so that we couldn’t walk in our streets: our end is near, our time is up; because our end has come.
4:19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavensשָׁמַיִם‎
Pronunciation:shaw-mah’-yim Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere Heaven (as the abode of God) – For more info click here: they chased us in the mountains, they ambushed us in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּר
Transliteration: bammiḏbār in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, where cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs): —desert, south, speech, wilderness. For more info click here.
4:20 The breath of our nostrils,  YAHWEH’s יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, anointedמָשִׁיחַ
Transliteration:māšîaḥ Pronunciation:maw-shee’-akh – anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah:—anointed, Messiah – For more info click here was caught in their traps, he, under whose protection, we had said, we would live among the nationsבַגּוֹיִם‎
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—the Gentiles, the heathen, the nations, the people. For more info click here.

Edom threatened

4:21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edomאֱדוֹם
was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan, located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west, and the Arabian Desert to the south and east. Most of its former territory is now divided between present-day southern Israel and Jordan. Edom appears in written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant also another name for Esau the brother of Jacob and Esua’s descendants, who lives in the land of Uz; To you too the cup will pass: you will become drunk, and shall make yourself naked.
4:22 Your offenses, O daughter of Zionצִיּוֹן
LXX: Σιών, also variously transliterated Sion,Tzion, Tsion, Tsiyyon Zion = “parched place” often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole For more info click here; are atoned for, He won’t exile you again: He remembers your iniquity, O daughter of Edomאֱדוֹם
was an ancient kingdom in Transjordan, located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west, and the Arabian Desert to the south and east. Most of its former territory is now divided between present-day southern Israel and Jordan. Edom appears in written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant also another name for Esau the brother of Jacob and Esua’s descendants; He will uncover your sinsחַטֹּאתָיִךְ
Transliteration: ḥaṭṭō’ṯāyiḵ – Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Plural Construct – a primitive root an offense (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender:—punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering From an archery term meaning to miss the mark For more info click here.