Lamentations 4:13-16 ▼

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

14 people stagger around in the streets like the blind, defiled by blood unclean so that no one is able to touch their clothing.

15 |Go away! Unclean!| they shouted at them. |Go away! Go away! Don't touch!| When they fled away and wandered, those among the nations decreed, |They cannot live here!|

16 The LORD himself separated them; he will do nothing more for them. They did not respect their own priests; they did not honor their elders.