Lamentations 4:14

“They have wandered [as] blind [men] in the streets, etc.] That is, the false prophets and wicked priests; and may be understood either literally, that when the city was taken, and they fled, they were like blind men, and knew not which way to go to make their escape, but wandered from place to place, and could find no way out; or spiritually, though they pretended to great light and knowledge, yet were as blind men, surrounded with the darkness of ignorance and error, and were blind leaders of the blind: they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments; or, “could not but touch it with their garments” f123; or, “might not” f124; it was not lawful for them…”

“blind--with mental aberration. polluted . . . with blood--both with blood of one another mutually shed (for example, Jer 2:34), and with their blood shed by the enemy [GLASSIUS]. not touch . . . garments--as being defiled with blood (Num 19:16).”

“They have wandered - God’s ministers, consecrated to His service, wandered through the city blinded by the insatiable lust of slaughter. It was a pollution to touch their garments. return to 'Top of Page'”

“They - The prophets and priests wandered up and down the streets polluting themselves with blood, either the blood of the children which they slew, or the just men, mentioned Lam 4:13, the slaughter of whom they either encouraged, or at least did not discourage; so that one could not touch a prophet or priest, but he must be legally polluted, and there were so many of them, that men could not walk in the streets, but he must touch some of them. Lamentations 4:15”

“have wandered: Deu 28:28, Deu 28:29; Isa 29:10-12, Isa 56:10, Isa 59:9-11; Mic 3:6, Mic 3:7; Mat 15:14; Eph 4:18 they have polluted: Num 35:33; Isa 1:15; Jer 2:34 so that men could not touch: or, in that they could not but touch, Num 19:16; Hos 4:2 Lamentations 4:16”