Lamentations 4:15 Meaning
They 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.
Context Explained
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.
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.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Ezekiel 8:18
God's anger leads to judgment when His people turn away from Him, similar to Lamentations.
Matthew 23:37-38
Jesus expresses sorrow over Jerusalem's rejection, paralleling God's anger in Lamentations.
Romans 1:18
The wrath of God is revealed against all ungodliness, connecting to the theme of divine anger.
Source: Lamentations 4:15