Lamentations 4

“How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top…” The line’s distinctive content terms include gold, become, changed. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands…” Naming Zion keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become…” Naming Even keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man…” The line’s distinctive content terms include bread, breaketh, child. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.” The line’s distinctive content terms include delicately, desolate, dunghills. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their…” Naming Her and Nazarites keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is…” Naming Their keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken…” The line’s distinctive content terms include slain, better, field. Its relationship to verses 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter…” The line’s distinctive content terms include children, daughter, destruction. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath…” Naming Zion keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy…” Naming Jerusalem keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch…” The line’s distinctive content terms include blind, blood, garments. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests…” The line’s distinctive content terms include anger, divided, elders. Its relationship to verses 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save…” The line’s distinctive content terms include eyes, failed, help. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.” The line’s distinctive content terms include days, fulfilled, hunt. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us…” Naming Our keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD , was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity…” Naming Edom and Zion keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.