Lamentations 4:14-16

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁴ The prophets and priests walked around
    like blind men in the streets.
They had become dirty with blood.
    No one could even touch their clothes because they were dirty.
¹⁵ People shouted, “Go away!
    Go away! Don’t touch us.”
They wandered around and had no home.
    People in other nations said,
    “We don’t want them to live with us.”
¹⁶ The Lord himself destroyed them.
    He didn’t look after them anymore.
He didn’t respect the priests.
    He was not friendly to the elders of Judah.