Lamentations 4:16
“So, as far as the infliction of punishment: "The Lord himself", by his fore-knowledge, "has scattered them." That is, he disperses Jews among nations. As Psalm 55:22 says: "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." Thirdly, an irreverence for their elders w…”
Source: Septuagint
16The presence of the Lord was their portion; But he will not again look upon them: They regarded not the person of the priests, They pitied not the prophets.
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14Her watchmen staggered in the streets, They were defiled with blood in their weakness, They touched their raiment with it.
15Depart ye from the unclean ones: Call ye them: depart, depart, touch them not: For they are on fire, yea, they stagger: Say ye among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.
— Lamentations 4:16 —
17While we yet lived our eyes failed, While we looked in vain for our help. We looked to a nation that could not save.
18We have hunted for our little ones, That they should not walk in our streets. Our time has drawn nigh, Our days are fulfilled, Our time is come.