Lamentations 4:5
Strong's Lexicon
Those who once ate
הָאֹֽכְלִים֙ (hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

delicacies
לְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔ים (lə·ma·‘ă·ḏan·nîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4574: 1) dainty (food), delight

are destitute
נָשַׁ֖מּוּ (nā·šam·mū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8074: 1) to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled 1a2) to be appalled, be awestruck 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be desolated, be made desolate 1b2) to be appalled 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to be stunned 1c2) appalling, causing horror (participle) 1c2a) horror-causer, appaller (subst) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to devastate, ravage, make desolated 1d2) to appal, show horror 1e) (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated 1f) (Hithpolel) 1f1) to cause to be desolate 1f2) to be appalled, be astounded 1f3) to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin

in the streets;
בַּחוּצ֑וֹת (ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2351: 1) outside, outward, street, the outside

those brought up
הָאֱמֻנִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·mu·nîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 539: 1) to support, confirm, be faithful 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure 1b1d) verified, confirmed 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in 1c1a) stand firm 1c1b) trust, believe

in
עֲלֵ֣י (‘ă·lê)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

purple
תוֹלָ֔ע (ṯō·w·lā‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8438: 1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson 1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis' 1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet 1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm 'coccus ilicis' 2) worm, maggot 2a) worm, grub 2b) the worm 'coccus ilicis' ++++ When the female of the scarlet worm species was ready to give birth to her young, she would attach her body to the trunk of a tree, fixing herself so firmly and permanently that she would never leave again. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. From the dead bodies of such female scarlet worms, the commercial scarlet dyes of antiquity were extracted. What a picture this gives of Christ, dying on the tree, shedding His precious blood that He might 'bring many sons unto glory' (Heb 2:10)! He died for us, that we might live through him! Ps 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. (cf. Isa 1:18) (from page 73, 'Biblical Basis for Modern Science', 1985, Baker Book House, by Henry Morris)

huddle
חִבְּק֖וּ (ḥib·bə·qū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2263: 1) to embrace, clasp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to embrace 1a2) to fold one's hands in idleness (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to embrace

in ash heaps.
אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹת׃ (’aš·pat·tō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 830: 1) ash heap, refuse heap, dung-hill

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets; those brought up in crimson huddle in ash heaps.

Young's Literal Translation
Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who used to eat delicacies are destitute in the streets; those who were reared in purple garments huddle in garbage heaps.

New American Standard Bible
Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.

King James Bible
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Those who once ate delicacies are destitute in the streets. Those brought up in royal purple now lie on ash heaps.

New Living Translation
The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.

English Standard Version
Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.

New American Standard Bible
Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those reared in purple Embrace ash pits.

King James Bible
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who used to eat delicacies are destitute in the streets; those who were reared in purple garments huddle in garbage heaps.

International Standard Version
Those who enjoyed delicacies lie desolate in the streets. Those who were reared wearing purple scavenge in piles of trash.

NET Bible
Those who once feasted on delicacies are now starving to death in the streets. Those who grew up wearing expensive clothes are now dying amid garbage.

American Standard Version
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

English Revised Version
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.

Young's Literal Translation
Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.
















Cross References
Jeremiah 6:2
I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Lamentations 1:1
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

Lamentations 4:4
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.

Lamentations 4:3
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

Lamentations 4:2
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

Lamentations 4:6
For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

Lamentations 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

Lamentations 4:8
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
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