Lamentations 4:16
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The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.
In other translations
The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.
Hebrew words
פְּנֵיpenei[the] presence ofH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068חִלְּקָםchilekamit scattered themH2505לֹאlo'notH3808יוֹסִיףyosifhe will repeatH3254לְהַבִּיטָםlehabitamto pay attention to themH5027פְּנֵיpenei[the] face ofH6440כֹהֲנִיםkhohanimpriestsH3548לֹאlo'notH3808נָשָׂאוּnasa'uthey lifted upH5375וּזְקֵנִיםvuzekenimand eldersH2205לֹאlo'notH3808חָנָנוּ׃ סchananuthey showed favor toH2603
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- Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
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