16The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.
16The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.
13 But it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed within her the blood of the righteous.
14 Now they grope through the streets like men who are blind. They are so defiled with blood that no one dares to touch their garments.
15 "Go away! You are unclean!" men cry to them. "Away! Away! Don't touch us!" When they flee and wander about, people among the nations say, "They can stay here no longer."
16 The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.
17 Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
18 Men stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come.
4:16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
4:16The anger of the LORD has divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
4:16Phe. The face of the Lord hath divided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, neither had they pity on the ancient.
4:16The anger of Jehovah hath scattered them; he will no more regard them: They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
4:16The face of Jehovah hath divided them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the aged.
4:16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
4:16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.
4:16The anger of Yahweh has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn't respect the persons of the priests, they didn't favor the elders.
4:16The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.