For these I weep; mine eye, mine eye will go down with water, for he comforting turning back my soul, removed far off from me: my sons were desolations, for the enemy prevailed.

I called to those loving me, they deceived me: my priests and my old men expired in the city, for they sought food for them, and they will turn back their souls.

Hear, ye, for I groan: none comforting for me: all mine enemies heard my evils: they rejoiced that thou didst: thou broughtest the day thou didst call, and they shall be like me.

They sat upon the earth; the old men of the daughter of Zion were silent; they brought up the dust upon their head: they girded on sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem brought down their head to the earth.

Mine eyes failed with tears, my bowels were in a ferment, my liver was poured out to the earth, upon the breaking of the daughter of my people; in the fainting of the child and suckling in the wide places of the city.

The youth and old man lay down upon the earth of the streets; my virgins and my young men fell by the sword; thou didst slay in the day of thine anger; thou didst slay, thou didst not pity.

I The man seeing affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Good for a man that he shall lift up the yoke in his youth.

For he afflicted not from his heart and grieved the sons of men,

To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the Most High.

To pervert a man in his contention Jehovah saw not

Why shall a living man murmur? a man for his sin?

Mine eye will bring down streams of water for the breaking of the daughter of my people.

Mine eye flowed and it will not be silent, from no intermission,

Mine eye will glean for my soul for all the daughters of my city.

Hunting, they hunted me as a bird, mine enemies, gratuitously.

The face of Jehovah their portion; he will not add to look upon them: they accepted not the face of the priests, they compassionated not the old men.

Chiefs were hung by their hand: the faces of old men were not honored.

They took away the chosen ones to grind, and the young men were weak in the wood.

Old men ceased from the gate, the chosen ones from their stringed instruments.