Lamentations 4:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Because 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the sinsמֵֽחַטֹּ֣את
(me·chat·tot)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
of her prophetsנְבִיאֶ֔יהָ
(ne·vi·'ei·ha,)
5030: a spokesman, speaker, prophetfrom an unused word
[And] the iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹ֖ות
(a·vo·no·vt)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
of her priests,כֹּהֲנֶ֑יהָ
(ko·ha·nei·ha;)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
Who have shedהַשֹּׁפְכִ֥ים
(ha·sho·fe·chim)
8210: to pour out, poura prim. root
in her midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּ
(be·kir·bah)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
The bloodדַּ֥ם
(dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
of the righteous;צַדִּיקִֽים׃
(tzad·di·kim.)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
For the sins
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
of her prophets
nabiy'  (naw-bee')
a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
and the iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
of her priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
that have shed
shaphak  (shaw-fak')
to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out -- cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
the blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
of the just
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
in the midst
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
of her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;

King James Bible
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous within her.

International Standard Version
Due to the sins committed by her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests who shed in her midst, the blood of the righteous,

NET Bible
But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[They got through] because of the sins of Jerusalem's prophets and the crimes of its priests, who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.

King James 2000 Bible
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
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