Lamentations 4:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² Kings of the earth and ·people [^Lthe inhabitants] of the world
    could not believe
that enemies and foes
    could enter the gates of Jerusalem [^Csince God had made his presence known there; Ps. 48:1–2].

¹³ It happened because her prophets sinned
    and her priests did evil [Jer. 1:17–19; 2:7–8, 26; 4:9; 13:12–14].
They ·killed [^Lpoured out blood] in ·the city [^Lits midst]
    ·those who did what was right [the righteous].

¹⁴ They wandered in the streets
    as if they were blind.
They were ·dirty [defiled; ^Cin a ritual sense] with blood [^Cas if covered with menstrual blood; Lev. 15],
    so no one ·would [was able to] touch their clothes.