Lamentations 4:5
The Scripture
(5) They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Jerusalem are overwhelmed by grief as the city faces imminent destruction and the king is taken captive. The text records their lamentation and God’s promise that He will bring them back from the valley of the shadow of death. It emphasizes the pain of loss and the hope of future restoration.
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