Lamentations 1
1:1And it came to pass after Israel was taken captive, and Jerusalem was made desolate, Jeremiah sat down weeping, and he wailed this lamentation over Jerusalem, and he said, How does the city being filled with peoples sit alone; she became as a widow, becoming filled among the nations; ruling in the regions, she became for tribute.
1:2In weeping, she wept in the night, and her tears are upon her cheeks, and no one existed comforting her from all of the ones loving her. All the ones being fond of her discarded her, they became to her for enemies.
1:3Judea was displaced because of her humiliation, and because of the multitude of her servitude. She stays among the nations, she did not find rest. All the ones pursuing her overtook her in the midst of the ones afflicting.
1:4The ways of Zion mourn by reason of there not being ones coming to the holiday feast. All her gates have been obliterated. Her priests are groaning, her virgins are being led captive, and she is being embittered in herself.
1:5The ones afflicting her became the head, and her enemies are straightened; for the lord humbled her over the multitude of her impieties. Her infants went into captivity in front of the one afflicting.
1:6And went forth from the daughter of Zion all her beauty. Her rulers became as rams not finding pasture, and going with no strength in front of the one pursuing.
1:7Jerusalem remembered the days of her humiliation, and her repulsions. All her desirable things, as many as were from ancient days during the falling of her people into the hands of the one afflicting, and there was no one helping her. Seeing, her enemies laughed upon her displacement.
1:8Jerusalem sinned a sin; on account of this she became for tossing about. All the ones glorifying her humbled her, for they beheld her indecency. And indeed she is moaning herself and turns to the rear.
1:9Her uncleanness is before her feet, she did not remember her end, and she brought down enormously. There is no comforting her. Behold O lord my humiliation, for the enemy was magnified!
1:10The one afflicting his hand spread forth upon all the desirable things of hers. For she saw nations entering into her sanctuary -- the ones which I charged them not to enter into your assembly.
1:11All her people are groaning seeking bread. They gave the desirable things of hers for food to restore their soul. Behold, O lord, and look upon! for she became as one being disgraced.
1:12All the ones coming near to you in the way turn and see if there is a pain as my pain which happened to me. The one uttering a sound to me humbled me -- the lord in a day of anger of his rage.
1:13From out of his height he sent fire in my bones, and he led it down. He opened and spread out a net for my feet. He turned me to the rear. He appointed me for being removed from view; an entire day for grieving.
1:14He was vigilant concerning my acts of impiety; they are closely joined in my hands; they ascended unto my neck. My strength is weakened, for the lord put griefs in my hands; I shall not be able to stand.
1:15The lord lifted away all my strong men from the midst of me. He called upon me a time to break my choice men. The lord trod the wine vat for the virgin daughter of Judah.
1:16Over these things I weep; my eye led down water, For far from me is the one comforting me, the one restoring my soul. My sons were obliterated, for the enemy conquered.
1:17Zion opened and spread out her hands; there is no one comforting her. The lord gave charge to Jacob; round about him are the ones afflicting him. Jerusalem was as a woman sitting apart unclean in the midst of them.
1:18The lord is just; for I greatly embittered his mouth. Hear indeed all peoples, and behold my pain! My virgins and my young men were gone into captivity.
1:19I called my lovers, but they misled me. My priests and my elders failed in the city, for they sought food for themselves, that they should restore their lives.
1:20Behold, O lord, for I am afflicted! My belly was disturbed, and my heart was turned within me; greatly embittering I was embittered. Outside the sword made me childless, as if a death in the house.
1:21Hear indeed! for I moan. There is not one comforting me. All my enemies heard the bad things concerning me, and they rejoice that you did it. You brought on the day; you called the time, they became alike to me.
1:22May all their evils enter before your face. And glean them! in which manner they made a gleaning for all of my sins. for my moanings are many, and my heart frets.