Lamentations 4:14 Meaning
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Context Explained
12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
13For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
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.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 64:6
All our righteous acts are like filthy rags, emphasizing the pollution of sin.
Matthew 23:27
Jesus calls the Pharisees whitewashed tombs, highlighting the theme of outward appearance versus inner purity.
James 1:27
True religion involves keeping oneself unpolluted from the world, connecting to the theme of purity.
Source: Lamentations 4:14