Graphic Bible · Scene 15 of 22

Poetic visual interpretation: An empty narrow street separates two distant indistinct anonymous adult silhouettes, exclusion implied without staged confrontation.
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Lamentations 4:15

Turn Aside and Do Not Touch

Splendor Lost and Guilt Exposed · Lamentations 4

Story guide: Visual essay for Lamentations 4:15. An empty narrow street separates two distant indistinct anonymous adult silhouettes, exclusion implied without staged confrontation. This composition interprets the poem; it does not identify a historical participant or add an event.

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15“Turn aside! Unclean!” they cried to them. “Turn aside, turn aside, do not touch!” For they have fled; they have even wandered. Among the nations they said, “They will stay no longer.”

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