Jerusalem, hath grievously sinned, For this cause, unto exile, hath she been delivered, - All who used to honour her, have despised her, for they have descried her unseemliness, yea, she herself, hath sighed, and turned back.

Cried hath their heart unto the Lord; O wall of the daughter of Zion, Cause to go down as a stream tears daily and nightly, Give not rest to thyself, Let not the daughter of thine eye stand still.

My portion, is Yahweh, saith my soul, For this cause, will I wait for him.

Surely, though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses;

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

My eyes [see things that] bring pain to my soul
Because of all the daughters of my city.

My enemies chased me fiercely, like a bird without cause.

O Lord, you have pleaded for {my cause}, you have redeemed my life.

O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

For this cause, faint is our heart, For these things, dimmed are our eyes: