Lamentations 4:13

מ (Mem) But it happened ¹  due to the sins of her prophets ²  and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

biblegateway Lam 4:13

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.

biblegateway Lam 4:13

Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;

biblegateway Lam 4:13

Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and priests, who defiled the city by shedding innocent blood.

biblegateway Lam 4:13

Because of the sins of her prophets and the evil of her priests, Who exploited good and trusting people, robbing them of their lives,

SABDAweb Lam 4:13

It is because of the sins of her prophets and the evil-doing of her priests, by whom the blood of the upright has been drained out in her.

bibleoremus Lam 4:13

It was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.

biblegateway Lam 4:13

Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just.

biblegateway Lam 4:13

מ (Mem) But it happened ¹  due to the sins of her prophets ²  and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

¹ tn These words do not appear in the Hebrew, but are supplied to make sense of the line. The introductory causal preposition מִן (min) (“because”) indicates that this phrase – or something like it – is implied through elision.

² tn There is no main verb in the verse; it is an extended prepositional phrase. One must either assume a verbal idea such as “But it happened due to…” or connect it to the following verses, which themselves are quite difficult. The former option was employed in the present translation.