LAM 4:1 [] PwV hmaurwqh to crusion, hlloiwqh to crusion to kaqarwtaton, oi liqoi tou agiasthriou diesparhsan eiV ta akra paswn twn odwn.
LAM 4:2 Oi endoxoi uioi thV Siwn, oi ektimwmenoi wV to kaqaron crusion, pwV elogisqhsan wV aggeia phlina, ergon ceiroV keramewV.
LAM 4:3 Eti kai ta khth prosferousi mastouV kai qhlazousi ta tekna autwn× h de qugathr tou laou mou esklhrunqh wV ai strouqokamhloi en erhmw.
LAM 4:4 H glwssa tou qhlazontoV ekollhqh eiV ton ouraniskon autou upo thV diyhV× ta paidia ezhthsan arton kai den uparcei o koptwn eiV auta.
LAM 4:5 Oi trwgonteV faghta trufera koitontai en taiV odoiV hfanismenoi× oi anateqrammenoi en porfura enhgkalisqhsan thn koprian.
LAM 4:6 Kai h poinh thV anomiaV thV qugatroV tou laou mou egeine megalhtera para thn poinhn thV amartiaV twn Sodomwn, ta opoia katestrafhsan wV en riph, kai den enhrghsan ep' autwn ceireV.
LAM 4:7 Oi Nazhraioi authV hsan kaqarwteroi cionoV, leukoteroi galaktoV, eruqroteroi thn oyin uper touV polutimouV liqouV, stilpnoi wV o sapfeiroV×
LAM 4:8 H oyiV autwn kathmaurwqh uper thn asbolhn× den egnwrizonto en taiV odoiV× to derma autwn ekollhqh epi twn ostewn autwn× exhranqh, egeinen wV xulon.
LAM 4:9 Eutucesteroi estaqhsan oi qanatwqenteV upo thV romfaiaV, para oi qanatwqenteV upo thV peinhV× dioti outoi katathkontai, tetraumatismenoi di' elleiyin gennhmatwn tou agrou.
LAM 4:10 Ai ceireV twn eusplagcnwn gunaikwn eyhsan ta tekna autwn× egeinan eiV autaV trofh en tw suntrimmw thV qugatroV tou laou mou.
LAM 4:11 O KurioV sunetelese ton qumon autou, execee thn floga thV orghV autou, kai exhye pur en Siwn, to opoion katefage ta qemelia authV.
LAM 4:12 Den episteuon oi basileiV thV ghV kai panteV oi katoikounteV thn oikoumenhn, oti hqelen eiselqei ecqroV kai polemioV eiV taV pulaV thV Ierousalhm.
LAM 4:13 [] Touto egeine dia taV amartiaV twn profhtwn authV kai taV anomiaV twn ierewn authV, oitineV ecunon to aima twn dikaiwn en mesw authV.
LAM 4:14 Perieplanhqhsan wV tufloi en taiV odoiV, emolunqhsan en tw aimati, wste oi anqrwpoi den hdunanto na eggiswsi ta endumata autwn.
LAM 4:15 Aposthte, akaqartoi, ekrazon proV autouV× aposthte, aposthte, mh eggishte× enw efeugon kai perieplanwnto, elegeto metaxu twn eqnwn, Den qelousi paroikei pleon meq' hmwn.
LAM 4:16 To proswpon tou Kuriou diemerisen autouV, den qelei pleon epiblepei ep' autouV× proswpon ierewn den esebasqhsan, gerontaV den hlehsan.
LAM 4:17 Enw eti uphrcomen, oi ofqalmoi hmwn apekamon, prosmenonteV thn mataian bohqeian hmwn× apebleyamen kechnoteV proV eqnoV mh dunamenon na swzh.
LAM 4:18 Paramoneuousi ta icnh hmwn, dia na mh peripatwmen en taiV plateiaiV hmwn× eplhsiase to teloV hmwn, ai hmerai hmwn eplhrwqhsan, dioti hlqe to teloV hmwn.
LAM 4:19 Oi katadiwkonteV hmaV egeinan elafroteroi twn aetwn tou ouranou× ekunhghsan hmaV epi ta orh, enhdreusan hmaV en th erhmw.
LAM 4:20 H pnoh twn mukthrwn hmwn, o cristoV tou Kuriou, epiasqh en taiV pagisin autwn, upo thn skian tou opoiou, elegomen, qelomen zh metaxu twn eqnwn.
LAM 4:21 [] Caire kai eufrainou, qugathr Edwm, h katoikousa en gh Ouz× eti kai proV se qelei perasei to pothrion× qeleiV mequsqh kai qeleiV gumnwqh.
LAM 4:22 Eteleiwsen h poinh thV anomiaV sou, qugathr Siwn× den qelei se ferei pleon eiV aicmalwsian× qelei episkefqh thn anomian sou, qugathr Edwm× qelei apokaluyei ta amarthmata sou.