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feast on
"eat much"
now starve in the streets
These people no longer have homes, so they live outside along the streets.
Those who were brought up wearing scarlet clothing
This can be stated in active form. AT: "those who grew up wearing scarlet clothing" or "those who wore scarlet clothing when they were growing up" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
scarlet clothing
Here this phrase is a metonym for luxurious, expensive, and comfortable clothing, at least some of which was probably scarlet. AT: "luxurious clothing" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs-metonymy)
now lie on piles of ashes
This is because they no longer have homes and soft beds.