Lamentations 4:12-14

Tree of Life Version

¹² The kings of the earth did not believe,
    nor did the inhabitations of the world,
that enemy and foe would enter
    the gates of Jerusalem.
¹³ Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets,
    and the iniquities of her kohanim,
who shed in her midst
    the blood of the tzadikim^[a].
¹⁴ They wander in the streets,
    like blind men.
They are so defiled with blood,
    no one can touch their garments.