Lamentations 4:14

The Distress of Zion

13But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst. 14They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.

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Berean Standard Bible
They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments.
American Standard Version (1901)
They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men cannot touch their garments.
Bible in Basic English
They are wandering like blind men in the streets, they are made unclean with blood, so that their robes may not be touched by men.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Nun. They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they were defiled with blood: and when they could not help walking in it, they held up their skirts.
Free Bible Version
They wandered like blind men through the streets, made unclean by this blood, so no one would touch their clothes.
Geneva Bible 1599
They haue wandred as blinde men in the streetes, and they were polluted with blood, so that they would not touch their garments.
King James (Authorized) Version
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Translation for Translators
The prophets and priests wandered through the streets as though they were blind. No one would touch them because their clothes were stained with the blood of people who had been killed.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They wandered, blind, through the streets. They were so defiled by that blood that no one was allowed to touch their clothes.
Noah Webster Bible
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
World English Bible
They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.
Young's Literal Translation
They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,