“Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; those who waste away, pierced through, for lack of the fruits of the field.”
Poetic mourning over Jerusalem's destruction.
Old Testament • Book #25
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies more ruddy than rubies, th...
Lamentations 4:8They appear darker than soot; they are not known in the streets. Their skin cleaves to their bones; ...
Lamentations 4:10The hands of the compassionate women have cooked their own children; they were their food in the des...
Lamentations 4:11The Lord has accomplished his wrath, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zi...
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