“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…”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
Original
16The 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.
Modern
Preparing…
Teens
Preparing…
Kids
Preparing…
In context
14They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
15They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
— Lamentations 4:16 —
17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.