1

1 How349 does the city5892 sit3427 solitary,910 that was full7227 of people!5971 how is she become1961 as a widow!490 she that was great7227 among the nations,1471 and princess8282 among the provinces,4082 how is she become1961 tributary!4522

2 She weeps1058 sore in the night,3915 and her tears1832 are on5921 her cheeks:3895 among all3605 her lovers157 she has none369 to comfort5162 her: all3605 her friends7453 have dealt treacherously898 with her, they are become1961 her enemies.341

3 Judah3063 is gone into1473 captivity1540 because of affliction,6040 and because of great7230 servitude:5656 she dwells3427 among the heathen,1471 she finds4672 no3808 rest:4494 all3605 her persecutors7291 overtook5381 her between996 the straits.4712

4 The ways1870 of Zion6726 do mourn,57 because none1097 come935 to the solemn4150 feasts:4150 all3605 her gates8179 are desolate:8076 her priests3548 sigh,584 her virgins1330 are afflicted,3013 and she is in bitterness.4843

5 Her adversaries6862 are the chief,7218 her enemies341 prosper;7951 for the LORD3068 has afflicted3013 her for the multitude7230 of her transgressions:6588 her children5768 are gone1980 into captivity7628 before6440 the enemy.6862

6 And from the daughter1323 of Zion6726 all3605 her beauty1926 is departed:3318 her princes8269 are become1961 like harts354 that find4672 no3808 pasture,4829 and they are gone3212 without3808 strength3581 before6440 the pursuer.7291

7 Jerusalem3389 remembered2142 in the days3117 of her affliction6040 and of her miseries4788 all3605 her pleasant4262 things that she had1961 in the days3117 of old,6924 when her people5971 fell5307 into the hand3027 of the enemy,6862 and none369 did help5826 her: the adversaries6862 saw7200 her, and did mock7832 at5921 her sabbaths.4868

8 Jerusalem3389 has grievously2399 sinned;2398 therefore5921 3651 she is removed:5206 all3605 that honored3513 her despise2107 her, because3588 they have seen7200 her nakedness:6172 yes,1571 she sighs,584 and turns7725 backward.268

9 Her filthiness2932 is in her skirts;7757 she remembers2142 not her last319 end; therefore she came3381 down3381 wonderfully:6382 she had no369 comforter.5162 O LORD,3068 behold7200 my affliction:6040 for the enemy341 has magnified1431 himself.

10 The adversary6862 has spread6566 out his hand3027 on all3605 her pleasant4261 things: for she has seen7200 that the heathen1471 entered935 into her sanctuary,4720 whom834 you did command6680 that they should not enter935 into your congregation.6951

11 All3605 her people5971 sigh,584 they seek1245 bread;3899 they have given5414 their pleasant4262 things for meat400 to relieve7725 the soul:5315 see,7200 O LORD,3068 and consider;5027 for I am become1961 vile.2151

12 Is it nothing3808 to you, all3605 you that pass5674 by? behold,5027 and see7200 if518 there be any sorrow4341 like to my sorrow,4341 which834 is done5953 to me, with which834 the LORD3068 has afflicted3013 me in the day3117 of his fierce2740 anger.639

13 From above4791 has he sent7971 fire784 into my bones,6106 and it prevails7287 against them: he has spread6566 a net7568 for my feet,7272 he has turned7725 me back:268 he has made5414 me desolate8076 and faint1739 all3605 the day.3117

14 The yoke5923 of my transgressions6588 is bound8244 by his hand:3027 they are wreathed,8276 and come5927 up on my neck:6677 he has made my strength3581 to fall,3782 the LORD136 has delivered5414 me into their hands,3027 from whom I am not able3201 to rise6965 up.

15 The LORD136 has trodden5541 under foot5541 all3605 my mighty47 men in the middle7130 of me: he has called7121 an assembly4150 against5921 me to crush7665 my young970 men: the LORD136 has trodden1869 the virgin,1330 the daughter1323 of Judah,3063 as in a wine press.1660

16 For these428 things I weep;1058 my eye,5869 my eye5869 runs3381 down with water,4325 because3588 the comforter5162 that should relieve7725 my soul5315 is far7368 from me: my children1121 are desolate,8076 because3588 the enemy341 prevailed.1396

17 Zion6726 spreads6566 forth her hands,3027 and there is none369 to comfort5162 her: the LORD3068 has commanded6680 concerning Jacob,3290 that his adversaries6862 should be round5439 about him: Jerusalem3389 is as a menstruous5079 woman among996 them.

18 The LORD3068 is righteous;6662 for I have rebelled4784 against his commandment:6310 hear,8085 I pray4994 you, all3605 people,5971 and behold7200 my sorrow:4341 my virgins1330 and my young970 men are gone1980 into captivity.7628

19 I called7121 for my lovers,157 but they deceived7411 me: my priests3548 and my elders2205 gave up the ghost1478 in the city,5892 while3588 they sought1245 their meat400 to relieve7725 their souls.5315

20 Behold,7200 O LORD;3068 for I am in distress:6887 my bowels4578 are troubled;2560 my heart3820 is turned2015 within7130 me; for I have grievously4784 rebelled:4784 abroad2351 the sword2719 bereaves,7921 at home1004 there is as death.4194

21 They have heard8085 that I sigh:584 there is none369 to comfort5162 me: all3605 my enemies341 have heard8085 of my trouble;7451 they are glad7797 that you have done6213 it: you will bring935 the day3117 that you have called,7121 and they shall be like3644 to me.

22 Let all3605 their wickedness7451 come935 before6440 you; and do5953 to them, as you have done5953 to me for all3605 my transgressions:6588 for my sighs585 are many,7227 and my heart3820 is faint.1742

2

1 How349 has the LORD136 covered5743 the daughter1323 of Zion6726 with a cloud5743 in his anger,639 and cast7993 down from heaven8064 to the earth776 the beauty8597 of Israel,3478 and remembered2142 not his footstool1916 7272 in the day3117 of his anger!639

2 The LORD136 has swallowed1104 up all3605 the habitations4999 of Jacob,3290 and has not pitied:2550 he has thrown2040 down2040 in his wrath5678 the strong4013 holds4013 of the daughter1323 of Judah;3063 he has brought5060 them down to the ground:776 he has polluted2490 the kingdom4467 and the princes8269 thereof.

3 He has cut1438 off in his fierce2750 anger639 all3605 the horn7161 of Israel:3478 he has drawn7725 back268 his right3225 hand3225 from before6440 the enemy,341 and he burned1197 against Jacob3290 like a flaming3852 fire,784 which devours398 round5439 about.

4 He has bent1869 his bow7198 like an enemy:341 he stood5324 with his right3225 hand3225 as an adversary,6862 and slew2026 all3605 that were pleasant4262 to the eye5869 in the tabernacle168 of the daughter1323 of Zion:6726 he poured8210 out his fury2534 like fire.784

5 The LORD136 was as an enemy:341 he has swallowed1104 up Israel,3478 he has swallowed1104 up all3605 her palaces:759 he has destroyed7843 his strong4013 holds,4013 and has increased7235 in the daughter1323 of Judah3063 mourning8386 and lamentation.592

6 And he has violently2554 taken away his tabernacle,7900 as if it were of a garden:1588 he has destroyed7843 his places of the assembly:4150 the LORD3068 has caused the solemn4150 feasts4150 and sabbaths7676 to be forgotten7911 in Zion,6726 and has despised5006 in the indignation2195 of his anger639 the king4428 and the priest.3548

7 The LORD136 has cast2186 off his altar,4196 he has abhorred5010 his sanctuary,4720 he has given5462 up into the hand3027 of the enemy341 the walls2346 of her palaces;759 they have made5414 a noise6963 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 as in the day3117 of a solemn4150 feast.4150

8 The LORD3068 has purposed2803 to destroy7843 the wall2346 of the daughter1323 of Zion:6726 he has stretched5186 out a line,6957 he has not withdrawn7725 his hand3027 from destroying:1104 therefore he made the rampart2426 and the wall2346 to lament;56 they languished535 together.3162

9 Her gates8179 are sunk2883 into the ground;776 he has destroyed6 and broken7665 her bars:1280 her king4428 and her princes8269 are among the Gentiles:1471 the law8451 is no369 more; her prophets5030 also1571 find4672 no3808 vision2377 from the LORD.3068

10 The elders2205 of the daughter1323 of Zion6726 sit3427 on the ground,776 and keep silence:1826 they have cast5927 up dust6083 on their heads;7218 they have girded2296 themselves with sackcloth:8242 the virgins1330 of Jerusalem3389 hang3381 down3381 their heads7218 to the ground.776

11 My eyes5869 do fail3615 with tears,1832 my bowels4578 are troubled,2560 my liver3516 is poured8210 on the earth,776 for the destruction7667 of the daughter1323 of my people;5971 because the children5768 and the sucklings3243 swoon5848 in the streets7339 of the city.7151

12 They say559 to their mothers,517 Where346 is corn1715 and wine?3196 when they swooned5848 as the wounded2491 in the streets7339 of the city,5892 when their soul5315 was poured8210 out into413 their mothers'517 bosom.2436

13 What4100 thing shall I take to witness5749 for you? what4100 thing shall I liken1819 to you, O daughter1323 of Jerusalem?3389 what4100 shall I equal7737 to you, that I may comfort5162 you, O virgin1330 daughter1323 of Zion?6726 for your breach7667 is great1419 like the sea:3220 who4310 can heal7495 you?

14 Your prophets5030 have seen2372 vain7723 and foolish8602 things for you: and they have not discovered1540 your iniquity,5771 to turn7725 away your captivity;7622 but have seen2372 for you false7723 burdens4864 and causes of banishment.4065

15 All3605 that pass5674 by clap5606 their hands3709 at5921 you; they hiss8319 and wag5128 their head7218 at5921 the daughter1323 of Jerusalem,3389 saying, Is this2088 the city5892 that men call559 The perfection3632 of beauty,3308 The joy4885 of the whole3605 earth?776

16 All3605 your enemies341 have opened6475 their mouth6310 against5921 you: they hiss8319 and gnash2786 the teeth:8127 they say,559 We have swallowed1104 her up: certainly389 this2088 is the day3117 that we looked6960 for; we have found,4672 we have seen7200 it.

17 The LORD3068 has done6213 that which834 he had devised;2161 he has fulfilled1214 his word565 that he had commanded6680 in the days3117 of old:6924 he has thrown2040 down,2040 and has not pitied:2550 and he has caused your enemy341 to rejoice8055 over5921 you, he has set7311 up the horn7161 of your adversaries.6862

18 Their heart3820 cried6817 to the LORD,136 O wall2346 of the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 let tears1832 run3381 down like a river5158 day3119 and night:3915 give5414 yourself no408 rest;6314 let not the apple1323 of your eye5869 cease.1826

19 Arise,6965 cry7442 out in the night:3915 in the beginning7218 of the watches821 pour8210 out your heart3820 like water4325 before5227 the face6440 of the LORD:136 lift5375 up your hands3709 toward5921 him for the life5315 of your young children, that faint5848 for hunger7457 in the top7218 of every3605 street.2351

20 Behold,7200 O LORD,3068 and consider5027 to whom4310 you have done5953 this.3541 Shall the women802 eat398 their fruit,6529 and children5768 of a span2949 long? shall the priest3548 and the prophet5030 be slain2026 in the sanctuary4720 of the Lord?136

21 The young5288 and the old2205 lie7901 on the ground776 in the streets:2351 my virgins1330 and my young970 men are fallen5307 by the sword;2719 you have slain2026 them in the day3117 of your anger;639 you have killed,2873 and not pitied.2550

22 You have called7121 as in a solemn4150 day3117 my terrors4032 round5439 about, so that in the day3117 of the LORD's3068 anger639 none3808 escaped6412 nor remained:8300 those that I have swaddled2946 and brought7235 up has my enemy341 consumed.3615

3

1 I AM the man1397 that has seen7200 affliction6040 by the rod7626 of his wrath.5678

2 He has led5090 me, and brought3212 me into darkness,2822 but not into light.216

3 Surely389 against me is he turned;7725 he turns7725 his hand3027 against me all3605 the day.3117

4 My flesh1320 and my skin5785 has he made old;1086 he has broken7665 my bones.6106

5 He has built1129 against5921 me, and compassed5362 me with gall7219 and travail.8513

6 He has set3427 me in dark4285 places, as they that be dead4191 of old.5769

7 He has hedged1443 me about,1157 that I cannot3808 get3318 out: he has made my chain5178 heavy.3513

8 Also1571 when3588 I cry2199 and shout,7768 he shuts5640 out my prayer.8605

9 He has enclosed1443 my ways1870 with hewn1496 stone,1496 he has made my paths5410 crooked.5753

10 He was to me as a bear1677 lying in wait,693 and as a lion738 in secret4565 places.

11 He has turned5493 aside my ways,1870 and pulled6582 me in pieces: he has made7760 me desolate.8076

12 He has bent1869 his bow,7198 and set5324 me as a mark4307 for the arrow.2671

13 He has caused the arrows1121 of his quiver827 to enter935 into my reins.3629

14 I was a derision7814 to all3605 my people;5971 and their song5058 all3605 the day.3117

15 He has filled7646 me with bitterness,4844 he has made7760 me drunken7301 with wormwood.3939

16 He has also broken1638 my teeth8127 with gravel2687 stones,2687 he has covered3728 me with ashes.665

17 And you have removed2186 my soul5315 far2186 off from peace:7965 I forgot5382 prosperity.2896

18 And I said,559 My strength5331 and my hope8431 is perished6 from the LORD:3068

19 Remembering2142 my affliction6040 and my misery,4788 the wormwood3939 and the gall.7219

20 My soul5315 has them still in remembrance,2142 and is humbled7743 in me.

21 This2063 I recall7725 to my mind,3820 therefore5921 3651 have I hope.3176

22 It is of the LORD's3068 mercies2617 that we are not consumed,8552 because3588 his compassions7355 fail3615 not.

23 They are new2319 every morning:1242 great7227 is your faithfulness.530

24 The LORD3068 is my portion,2506 said559 my soul;5315 therefore5921 3651 will I hope3176 in him.

25 The LORD3068 is good2896 to them that wait6960 for him, to the soul5315 that seeks1875 him.

26 It is good2896 that a man should both hope2342 and quietly wait1748 for the salvation8668 of the LORD.3068

27 It is good2896 for a man1397 that he bear5375 the yoke5923 of his youth.5271

28 He sits3427 alone905 and keeps silence,1826 because3588 he has borne5190 it on him.

29 He puts5414 his mouth6310 in the dust;6083 if194 so be there may be hope.8615

30 He gives5414 his cheek3895 to him that smites5221 him: he is filled7646 full7646 with reproach.2781

31 For the LORD136 will not cast2186 off for ever:5769

32 But though518 he cause grief,3013 yet will he have compassion7355 according to the multitude7230 of his mercies.2617

33 For he does not afflict6031 willingly3820 nor grieve3013 the children1121 of men.376

34 To crush1792 under8478 his feet7272 all3605 the prisoners615 of the earth.776

35 To turn5186 aside5186 the right4941 of a man1397 before5048 the face6440 of the most5945 High,5945

36 To subvert5791 a man120 in his cause,7379 the LORD136 approves7200 not.

37 Who4310 is he that said,559 and it comes1961 to pass, when the Lord136 commands6680 it not?

38 Out of the mouth6310 of the most5945 High5945 proceeds3318 not evil7451 and good?2896

39 Why4100 does a living2416 man120 complain,596 a man1397 for the punishment2399 of his sins?2399

40 Let us search2664 and try2713 our ways,1870 and turn7725 again7725 to the LORD.3068

41 Let us lift5375 up our heart3824 with our hands3709 to God410 in the heavens.8064

42 We have transgressed6586 and have rebelled:4784 you have not pardoned.5545

43 You have covered5526 with anger,639 and persecuted7291 us: you have slain,2026 you have not pitied.2550

44 You have covered5526 yourself with a cloud,6051 that our prayer8605 should not pass5674 through.

45 You have made7760 us as the offscouring5501 and refuse3973 in the middle7130 of the people.5971

46 All3605 our enemies341 have opened6475 their mouths6310 against5921 us.

47 Fear6343 and a snare6354 is come1961 on us, desolation7612 and destruction.7667

48 My eye5869 runs3381 down with rivers6388 of water4325 for the destruction7667 of the daughter1323 of my people.5971

49 My eye5869 trickles5064 down, and ceases1820 not, without369 any intermission.2014

50 Till5704 the LORD3068 look8259 down, and behold7200 from heaven.8064

51 My eye5869 affects5953 my heart5315 because of all3605 the daughters1323 of my city.5892

52 My enemies341 chased6679 me sore, like a bird,6833 without2600 cause.2600

53 They have cut6789 off my life2416 in the dungeon,953 and cast3034 a stone68 on me.

54 Waters4325 flowed6687 over5921 my head;7218 then I said,559 I am cut1504 off.

55 I called7121 on your name,8034 O LORD,3068 out of the low8482 dungeon.953

56 You have heard8085 my voice:6963 hide5956 not your ear241 at my breathing,7309 at my cry.7775

57 You drew near7126 in the day3117 that I called7121 on you: you said,559 Fear3372 not.

58 O LORD,136 you have pleaded7378 the causes7379 of my soul;5315 you have redeemed1350 my life.

59 O LORD,3068 you have seen7200 my wrong:5792 judge8199 you my cause.4941

60 You have seen7200 all3605 their vengeance5360 and all3605 their imaginations4284 against me.

61 You have heard8085 their reproach,2781 O LORD,3068 and all3605 their imaginations4284 against5921 me;

62 The lips8193 of those that rose6965 up against me, and their device1902 against5921 me all3605 the day.3117

63 Behold5027 their sitting3427 down, and their rising7012 up; I am their music.4485

64 Render7725 to them a recompense,1576 O LORD,3068 according to the work4639 of their hands.3027

65 Give5414 them sorrow4044 of heart,3820 your curse8381 to them.

66 Persecute7291 and destroy8045 them in anger639 from under8478 the heavens8064 of the LORD.3068

4

1 How349 is the gold2091 become6004 dim!6004 how is the most2896 fine gold3800 changed!8132 the stones68 of the sanctuary6944 are poured8210 out in the top7218 of every3605 street.2351

2 The precious3368 sons1121 of Zion,6726 comparable5537 to fine gold,6337 how349 are they esteemed2803 as earthen2789 pitchers,5035 the work4639 of the hands3027 of the potter!3335

3 Even1571 the sea monsters8577 draw2502 out the breast,7699 they give suck3243 to their young1482 ones: the daughter1323 of my people5971 is become cruel,393 like the ostriches3283 in the wilderness.4057

4 The tongue3956 of the sucking3243 child sticks1692 to the roof2441 of his mouth2441 for thirst:6772 the young children5768 ask7592 bread,3899 and no369 man breaks6566 it to them.

5 They that did feed398 delicately4574 are desolate8074 in the streets:2351 they that were brought539 up in scarlet8144 embrace2263 dunghills.830

6 For the punishment5771 of the iniquity5771 of the daughter1323 of my people5971 is greater1431 than the punishment2403 of the sin of Sodom,5467 that was overthrown2015 as in a moment,7281 and no3808 hands3027 stayed2342 on her.

7 Her Nazarites5139 were purer2141 than snow,7950 they were whiter6705 than milk,2461 they were more ruddy119 in body6106 than rubies,6443 their polishing1508 was of sapphire:5601

8 Their visage8389 is blacker2821 than a coal;7815 they are not known5234 in the streets:2351 their skin5785 sticks6821 to their bones;6106 it is withered,3001 it is become1961 like a stick.6086

9 They that be slain2491 with the sword2719 are better2896 than they that be slain2491 with hunger:7457 for these1992 pine2100 away, stricken1856 through for want of the fruits8570 of the field.7704

10 The hands3027 of the pitiful7362 women802 have sodden1310 their own children:3206 they were their meat1262 in the destruction7667 of the daughter1323 of my people.5971

11 The LORD3068 has accomplished3615 his fury;2534 he has poured8210 out his fierce2740 anger,639 and has kindled3341 a fire784 in Zion,6726 and it has devoured398 the foundations3247 thereof.

12 The kings4428 of the earth,776 and all3605 the inhabitants3427 of the world,8398 would not have believed539 that the adversary6862 and the enemy341 should have entered935 into the gates8179 of Jerusalem.3389

13 For the sins2403 of her prophets,5030 and the iniquities5771 of her priests,3548 that have shed8210 the blood1818 of the just6662 in the middle7130 of her,

14 They have wandered5128 as blind5787 men in the streets,2351 they have polluted1351 themselves with blood,1818 so that men could3201 not touch5060 their garments.3830

15 They cried7121 to them, Depart5493 you; it is unclean;2931 depart,5493 depart,5493 touch5060 not: when3588 they fled5132 away and wandered,5128 they said559 among the heathen,1471 They shall no3808 more3254 sojourn1481 there.

16 The anger6440 of the LORD3068 has divided2505 them; he will no3808 more3254 regard5027 them: they respected5375 not the persons6440 of the priests,3548 they favored2603 not the elders.2205

17 As for us, our eyes5869 as yet5750 failed3615 for our vain1892 help:5833 in our watching6822 we have watched6822 for a nation1471 that could not save3467 us.

18 They hunt6679 our steps,6806 that we cannot3808 go3212 in our streets:7339 our end7093 is near,7126 our days3117 are fulfilled;4390 for our end7093 is come.935

19 Our persecutors7291 are swifter7031 than the eagles5404 of the heaven:8064 they pursued1814 us on the mountains,2022 they laid wait693 for us in the wilderness.4057

20 The breath7307 of our nostrils,639 the anointed4899 of the LORD,3068 was taken3920 in their pits,7825 of whom834 we said,559 Under his shadow6738 we shall live2421 among the heathen.1471

21 Rejoice7797 and be glad,8056 O daughter1323 of Edom,123 that dwell3427 in the land776 of Uz;5780 the cup3563 also1571 shall pass5674 through to you: you shall be drunken,7937 and shall make yourself naked.6168

22 The punishment5771 of your iniquity5771 is accomplished,8552 O daughter1323 of Zion;6726 he will no3808 more3254 carry1540 you away into captivity:1540 he will visit6485 your iniquity,5771 O daughter1323 of Edom;123 he will discover1540 your sins.2403

5

1 Remember,2142 O LORD,3068 what4100 is come1961 on us: consider,5027 and behold7200 our reproach.2781

2 Our inheritance5159 is turned2015 to strangers,2114 our houses1004 to aliens.5237

3 We are orphans3490 and fatherless,369 1 our mothers517 are as widows.490

4 We have drunken8354 our water4325 for money;3701 our wood6086 is sold935 4242 to us.

5 Our necks6677 are under5921 persecution:7291 we labor,3021 and have no3808 rest.5117

6 We have given5414 the hand3027 to the Egyptians,4714 and to the Assyrians,804 to be satisfied7646 with bread.3899

7 Our fathers1 have sinned,2398 and are not; and we have borne5445 their iniquities.5771

8 Servants5650 have ruled4910 over us: there is none369 that does deliver6561 us out of their hand.3027

9 We got935 our bread3899 with the peril of our lives5315 because6440 of the sword2719 of the wilderness.4057

10 Our skin5785 was black3648 like an oven8574 because6440 of the terrible2152 famine.7458

11 They ravished6031 the women802 in Zion,6726 and the maids1330 in the cities5892 of Judah.3063

12 Princes8269 are hanged8518 up by their hand:3027 the faces6440 of elders2205 were not honored.1921

13 They took5375 the young970 men to grind,2911 and the children5288 fell3782 under the wood.6086

14 The elders2205 have ceased7673 from the gate,8179 the young970 men from their music.5058

15 The joy4885 of our heart3820 is ceased;7673 our dance4234 is turned2015 into mourning.60

16 The crown5850 is fallen5307 from our head:7218 woe188 to us, that we have sinned!2398

17 For this2088 our heart3820 is faint;1739 for these428 things our eyes5869 are dim.2821

18 Because5921 of the mountain2022 of Zion,6726 which is desolate,8074 the foxes7776 walk1980 on it.

19 You, O LORD,3068 remain3427 for ever;5769 your throne3678 from generation1755 to generation.1755

20 Why4100 do you forget7911 us for ever,5331 and forsake5800 us so long753 time?3117

21 Turn7725 you us to you, O LORD,3068 and we shall be turned;7725 renew2318 our days3117 as of old.6924

22 But you have utterly rejected3988 us; you are very5704 3966 wroth7107 against5921 us.