Lamentations 4:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Those who ate rich food are now dying in the streets. Those who grew up wearing nice red clothes now pick through garbage piles.

Cross References

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes. He was so rich that he was able to enjoy all the best things every day.

Luke 15:16

He was so hungry that he wanted to eat the food the pigs were eating. But no one gave him anything.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the widow who uses her life to please herself is really dead while she is still living.

Luke 7:25

Really, what did you expect to see? Someone dressed in fine clothes? Of course not. People who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury are all in kings’ palaces.

Proverbs 31:21

She does not worry about her family when it snows. She has given them all good, warm clothes.

2 Samuel 1:24

Daughters of Israel, cry for Saul! Saul gave you beautiful red dresses and covered them with gold jewelry!

Job 24:8

They are soaked with rain in the mountains. They stay close to the large rocks for shelter.

2 Kings 18:27

But the commander said, “My master sent me to speak to everyone, not just to you and your master. I must also speak to those people sitting there on the wall. When we surround your city, they will suffer too. Like you, they will become so hungry they will eat their own waste and drink their own urine!”

Lamentations 1:11

All the people of Jerusalem are groaning. All of her people are looking for food. They are giving away all their nice things for food to stay alive. Jerusalem says, “Look, Lord. Look at me! See how people hate me.