Judah went into captivity because of affliction, and from great slavery. She dwells among the nations; she finds no rest; all her pursuers have overtaken her between the narrows.

Jerusalem has grievously sinned, therefore she has been removed. All knowing her despise her because they saw her nakedness; yea, she sighs and turns backward.

For these I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who could refresh my soul is far from me. My sons are desolated because the enemy prevails.

It is by Jehovah's kindnesses that we are not destroyed, because His mercies never fail.

He sits alone and keeps silence because He laid it on him.

What? Should mankind complain, a living man, because of his sins?

My eye pains my soul because of all the daughters of my city.

Better are the ones slain by the sword than the ones slain by hunger; those who pine away, pierced because the fruits of my fields failed.

We bring in our bread with our souls, because of the sword of the wilderness.

Our skin is hot like an oven because of the fever heat of famine.