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Lamentations 4:15 Cross-References
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“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. it: or, ye polluted”
Lamentations 4:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 4:15
Social ostracism described: "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." The Hebrew sur tame karu lamo sur sur al-tigga'u ki natsu gam-nau ameru bagoyim lo yosifu lagur depicts rejection. Sur (סוּר, "depart, turn aside") is repeated three times, emphasizing forceful removal. Tame (טָמֵא, "unclean") is the Levitical term for ritual impurity.The response "depart, depart, touch not" (sur sur al-tigga'u, סוּר סוּר אַל־תִּגָּעוּ) mimics what lepers had to cry: "Unclean, u...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 4:15
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