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Lamentations 4:9

“Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.”
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7Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.

8But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.

9Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

10The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11The LORD has exhausted His wrath; He has poured out His fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.

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