1 How doth the city 5892 sit 3427 solitary 910, that was full 7227 of people 5971! how is she become as a widow 490! she that was great 7227 among the nations 1471, and princess 8282 among the provinces 4082, how is she become tributary 4522!
2 She weepeth 1058 sore 1058 in the night 3915, and her tears 1832 are on her cheeks 3895: among all her lovers 157 she hath none to comfort 5162 her: all her friends 7453 have dealt treacherously 898 with her, they are become her enemies 341.
3 Judah 3063 is gone into captivity 1540 because of affliction 6040, and because of great 7230 servitude 5656: she dwelleth 3427 among the heathen 1471, she findeth 4672 no rest 4494: all her persecutors 7291 overtook 5381 her between the straits 4712.
4 The ways 1870 of Zion 6726 do mourn 57, because none come 935 to the solemn feasts 4150: all her gates 8179 are desolate 8074: her priests 3548 sigh 584, her virgins 1330 are afflicted 3013, and she is in bitterness 4843.
5 Her adversaries 6862 are the chief 7218, her enemies 341 prosper 7951; for the LORD 3068 hath afflicted 3013 her for the multitude 7230 of her transgressions 6588: her children 5768 are gone 1980 into captivity 7628 before 6440 the enemy 6862.
6 And from the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726 all her beauty 1926 is departed 3318: her princes 8269 are become like harts 354 that find 4672 no pasture 4829, and they are gone 3212 without strength 3581 before 6440 the pursuer 7291.
7 Jerusalem 3389 remembered 2142 in the days 3117 of her affliction 6040 and of her miseries 4788 all her pleasant things 4262 that she had in the days 3117 of old 6924, when her people 5971 fell 5307 into the hand 3027 of the enemy 6862, and none did help 5826 her: the adversaries 6862 saw 7200 her, and did mock 7832 at her sabbaths 4868.
8 Jerusalem 3389 hath grievously 2399 sinned 2398; therefore she is removed 5206: all that honoured 3513 her despise 2107 her, because they have seen 7200 her nakedness 6172: yea, she sigheth 584, and turneth 7725 backward 268.
9 Her filthiness 2932 is in her skirts 7757; she remembereth 2142 not her last end 319; therefore she came down 3381 wonderfully 6382: she had no comforter 5162. O LORD 3068, behold 7200 my affliction 6040: for the enemy 341 hath magnified 1431 himself.
10 The adversary 6862 hath spread out 6566 his hand 3027 upon all her pleasant things 4261: for she hath seen 7200 that the heathen 1471 entered 935 into her sanctuary 4720, whom thou didst command 6680 that they should not enter 935 into thy congregation 6951.
11 All her people 5971 sigh 584, they seek 1245 bread 3899; they have given 5414 their pleasant things 4261 4262 for meat 400 to relieve 7725 the soul 5315: see 7200, O LORD 3068, and consider 5027; for I am become vile 2151.
12 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass 5674 by 1870? behold 5027, and see 7200 if there be 3426 any sorrow 4341 like unto my sorrow 4341, which is done 5953 unto me, wherewith the LORD 3068 hath afflicted 3013 me in the day 3117 of his fierce 2740 anger 639.
13 From above 4791 hath he sent 7971 fire 784 into my bones 6106, and it prevaileth 7287 against them: he hath spread 6566 a net 7568 for my feet 7272, he hath turned 7725 me back 268: he hath made 5414 me desolate 8074 and faint 1739 all the day 3117.
14 The yoke 5923 of my transgressions 6588 is bound 8244 by his hand 3027: they are wreathed 8276, and come up 5927 upon my neck 6677: he hath made my strength 3581 to fall 3782, the Lord 136 hath delivered 5414 me into their hands 3027, from whom I am not able 3201 to rise up 6965.
15 The Lord 136 hath trodden under foot 5541 all my mighty 47 men in the midst 7130 of me: he hath called 7121 an assembly 4150 against me to crush 7665 my young men 970: the Lord 136 hath trodden 1869 the virgin 1330, the daughter 1323 of Judah 3063, as in a winepress 1660.
16 For these things I weep 1058; mine eye 5869, mine eye 5869 runneth down 3381 with water 4325, because the comforter 5162 that should relieve 7725 my soul 5315 is far 7368 from me: my children 1121 are desolate 8074, because the enemy 341 prevailed 1396.
17 Zion 6726 spreadeth forth 6566 her hands 3027, and there is none to comfort 5162 her: the LORD 3068 hath commanded 6680 concerning Jacob 3290, that his adversaries 6862 should be round about 5439 him: Jerusalem 3389 is as a menstruous woman 5079 among them.
18 The LORD 3068 is righteous 6662; for I have rebelled 4784 against his commandment 6310: hear 8085, I pray you, all people 5971, and behold 7200 my sorrow 4341: my virgins 1330 and my young men 970 are gone 1980 into captivity 7628.
19 I called 7121 for my lovers 157, but they deceived 7411 me: my priests 3548 and mine elders 2205 gave up the ghost 1478 in the city 5892, while they sought 1245 their meat 400 to relieve 7725 their souls 5315.
20 Behold 7200, O LORD 3068; for I am in distress 6887: my bowels 4578 are troubled 2560; mine heart 3820 is turned 2015 within 7130 me; for I have grievously 4784 rebelled 4784: abroad 2351 the sword 2719 bereaveth 7921, at home 1004 there is as death 4194.
21 They have heard 8085 that I sigh 584: there is none to comfort 5162 me: all mine enemies 341 have heard 8085 of my trouble 7451; they are glad 7797 that thou hast done 6213 it: thou wilt bring 935 the day 3117 that thou hast called 7121, and they shall be like 3644 unto me.
22 Let all their wickedness 7451 come 935 before 6440 thee; and do 5953 unto them, as thou hast done 5953 unto me for all my transgressions 6588: for my sighs 585 are many 7227, and my heart 3820 is faint 1742.