ה HeHer adversaries have become her masters;
her enemies are at ease,
for the Lord has made her suffer
because of her many transgressions.
Her children have gone away
as captives before the adversary.

ע AyinI weep because of these things;
my eyes flow with tears.
For there is no one nearby to comfort me,
no one to keep me alive.
My children are desolate
because the enemy has prevailed.

ת TavLet all their wickedness come before You,
and deal with them
as You have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions.
For my groans are many,
and I am sick at heart.

כ KafMy eyes are worn out from weeping;
I am churning within.
My heart is poured out in grief
because of the destruction of my dear people,
because children and infants faint
in the streets of the city.

ח KhetBecause of the Lord’s faithful love
we do not perish,
for His mercies never end.

Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?

My eyes flow with streams of tears
because of the destruction of my dear people.

My eyes bring me grief
because of the fate of all the women in my city.

ט TetThose slain by the sword are better off
than those slain by hunger,
who waste away, pierced with pain
because the fields lack produce.

מ MemYet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the guilt of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.

We secure our food at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.

Because of this, our heart is sick;
because of these, our eyes grow dim:

because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate
and has jackals prowling in it.