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Lamentations 4:15

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

People were shouting at them, 'Get away from us! You're contaminated! Don't come near, don't touch anything!' So they had to leave and wander around homeless. Even the other nations were like, 'They can't stay here anymore.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes when everything falls apart, even the people who used to respect you turn their backs.

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