Lamentations 4:15-17

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁵ They cried to them, “Depart, you polluted! Depart! Depart! Do not touch!” Therefore, they fled away and wandered. They have said among the heathen, “They shall no longer dwell there.”

¹⁶ The anger of the LORD has scattered them. He will no longer regard them. They did not respect the face of the Priest, nor have compassion on the elders.

¹⁷ While we waited in vain for help, our eyes failed. For in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not save us.