How alonely
sits
the city
That was bfull
of people
! She has become
like a cwidow
Who
was once dgreat
among the nations
! She who was a princess
among the 1provinces
Has become
a eforced
laborer
!
She aweeps bitterly
in the night
And her tears
are on her cheeks
; She has
none
to comfort
her Among
all
her blovers
. All
her friends
have cdealt
treacherously
with her; They have become
her enemies
.
aJudah has gone
into exile
1under
affliction
And 1under
2harsh
servitude
; She dwells
bamong the nations
, But she has found
no
rest
; All
cher pursuers
have overtaken
her In the midst
of 3distress
.
The roads 1of Zion
are in mourning
Because
ano
one comes
to the appointed
feasts
. All
her gates
are bdesolate
; Her priests
are groaning
, Her cvirgins
are afflicted
, And she herself
2is dbitter
.
Her adversaries have become
1her masters
, Her enemies
2prosper
; For the LORD
has acaused
her grief
Because
of the multitude
of her transgressions
; Her little
ones
have gone
away As captives
before
the adversary
.
All her amajesty
Has departed
from the daughter
of Zion
; Her princes
have become
like deer
That have found
no
pasture
; And they have 1 bfled
without
strength
Before
the pursuer
.
In the days of her affliction
and homelessness
aJerusalem
remembers
all
her precious
things
That were from the days
of old
, When her people
fell
into the hand
of the adversary
And bno
one
helped
her. The adversaries
saw
her, They cmocked
at her 1ruin
.
Jerusalem sinned
agreatly
, Therefore
bshe has become
an unclean
thing
. All
who honored
her despise
her Because
they have seen
her nakedness
; Even
cshe herself
groans
and turns
away
.
Her auncleanness was in her skirts
; She 1did not consider
her bfuture
. Therefore she has 2 cfallen
astonishingly
; dShe has
no
comforter
. " eSee
, O LORD
, my affliction
, For the enemy
has fmagnified
himself!"
The adversary has stretched
out his hand
Over
all
her precious
things
, For she has seen
the anations
enter
her sanctuary
, The ones whom
You commanded
That they should bnot enter
into Your congregation
.
All her people
groan
aseeking
bread
; They have given
their precious
things
for food
To brestore
their 1lives
themselves. "See
, O LORD
, and look
, For I am
cdespised
."
"Is ait nothing to all
you who pass
this way
? Look
and see
if
there
is any
1pain
like my 1pain
Which
was severely
dealt
out to me, Which
the bLORD
inflicted
on the day
of His cfierce
anger
.
"From on high He sent
fire
into my abones
, And it 1prevailed
over them. He has spread
a bnet
for my feet
; He has turned
me back
; He has made
me cdesolate
, 2Faint
all
day
long.
"The ayoke of my transgressions
is bound
; By His hand
they are knit
together
. They have bcome
upon my neck
; He has made my strength
1fail
. The Lord
chas given
me into the hands
Of those against whom I am not able
to stand
.
"The aLord has rejected
all
my strong
men
In my midst
; He has called
an appointed
1time
against
me To crush
my byoung
men
; The Lord
has ctrodden
as in a wine
press
The virgin
daughter
of Judah
.
"For these things
I aweep
; 1My eyes
run
down
with water
; Because
far
from me is a bcomforter
, One who restores
my soul
. My children
are desolate
Because
the enemy
has prevailed
."
Zion astretches
out her hands
; There
is no
one
to comfort
her; The LORD
has bcommanded
concerning Jacob
That the ones round
about
him should be his adversaries
; cJerusalem
has become
an unclean
thing
among
them.
"The LORD is arighteous
; For I have brebelled
against
His 1command
; Hear
now
, all
peoples
, And cbehold
my 2pain
; dMy virgins
and my young
men
Have gone
into captivity
.
"I acalled to my lovers
, but they deceived
me; My bpriests
and my elders
perished
in the city
While
they sought
food
to crestore
1their strength
themselves.
"See, O LORD
, for I am in distress
; My 1 aspirit
is greatly
troubled
; My heart
is overturned
within
me, For I have been very
brebellious
. In the street
the sword
2slays
; In the house
it is like death
.
"They have heard that I agroan
; There
is no
one
to comfort
me; All
my enemies
have heard
of my 1calamity
; They are bglad
that You have done
it. Oh, that You would bring
the day
which You have proclaimed
, That they may become
clike
me.
"Let all their wickedness
come
before
You; And adeal
with them as You have dealt
with me For all
my transgressions
; For my groans
are many
and my heart
is faint
."