## Chapter 1

1

The Sorrows of Zion

How 351 lonely 910 sits 3427 the city 5892 That was full 7227 of people 5971! She has become 1961 like a widow 490 Who 7227 was {once} great 7227 among the nations 1471! She who was a princess 8282 among the provinces 4082 Has become 1961 a forced 4522 laborer 4522!
2 She weeps 1058 bitterly 1058 in the night 3915 And her tears 1832 are on her cheeks 3895; She has 369 none 369 to comfort 5162 her Among 4480 all 3605 her lovers 157. All 3605 her friends 7453 have dealt 898 treacherously 898 with her; They have become 1961 her enemies 340.
3 Judah 3063 has gone 1540 into exile 1540 under 4480 affliction 6040 And under 4480 harsh 7230 servitude 5656; She dwells 3427 among the nations 1471, {But} she has found 4672 no 3808 rest 4494; All 3605 her pursuers 7291 have overtaken 5381 her In the midst 996 of distress 4712.
4 The roads 1870 of Zion 6726 are in mourning 57 Because no 1097 one comes 935 to the appointed 4150 feasts 4150. All 3605 her gates 8179 are desolate 8074; Her priests 3548 are groaning 584, Her virgins 1330 are afflicted 3013, And she herself 1931 is bitter 4843.
5 Her adversaries 6862 have become 1961 her masters 7218, Her enemies 340 prosper 7951; For the LORD 3068 has caused 3013 her grief 3013 Because 5921 of the multitude 7230 of her transgressions 6588; Her little 5768 ones 5768 have gone 1980 away As captives 7628 before 6440 the adversary 6862.
6 All 3605 her majesty 1926 Has departed 3318 from the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726; Her princes 8269 have become 1961 like deer 354 That have found 4672 no 3808 pasture 4829; And they have fled 1980 without 3808 strength 3581 Before 6440 the pursuer 7291.
7 In the days 3117 of her affliction 6040 and homelessness 4788 Jerusalem 3389 remembers 2142 all 3605 her precious 4262 things 4262 That were from the days 3117 of old 6924, When her people 5971 fell 5307 into the hand 3027 of the adversary 6862 And no 369 one 369 helped 5826 her. The adversaries 6862 saw 7200 her, They mocked 7832 at her ruin 4868.
8 Jerusalem 3389 sinned 2398 greatly 2399, Therefore she has become 1961 an unclean 5206 thing 5206. All 3605 who honored 3513 her despise 2151 her Because 3588 they have seen 7200 her nakedness 6172; Even 1571 she herself 1931 groans 584 and turns 7725 away 268.
9 Her uncleanness 2932 was in her skirts 7757; She did not consider 2142 her future 319. Therefore she has fallen 3381 astonishingly 6382; She has 369 no 369 comforter 5162. "See 7200, O LORD 3068, my affliction 6040, For the enemy 340 has magnified 1431 himself!"
10 The adversary 6862 has stretched 6566 out his hand 3027 Over 5921 all 3605 her precious 4261 things 4261, For she has seen 7200 the nations 1471 enter 935 her sanctuary 4720, The ones whom 834 You commanded 6680 That they should not enter 935 into Your congregation 6951.
11 All 3605 her people 5971 groan 584 seeking 1245 bread 3899; They have given 5414 their precious 4262 things 4262 for food 400 To restore 7725 their lives 5315 themselves. "See 7200, O LORD 3068, and look 5027, For I am 1961 despised 2151."
12 "Is it nothing 3808 to all 3605 you who pass 5674 this way 1870? Look 5027 and see 7200 if 518 there 3426 is any 3426 pain 4341 like my pain 4341 Which 834 was severely 5953 dealt 5953 out to me, Which 834 the LORD 3068 inflicted 3013 on the day 3117 of His fierce 2740 anger 639.
13 "From on high 4791 He sent 7971 fire 784 into my bones 6106, And it prevailed 7287 {over them.} He has spread 6566 a net 7568 for my feet 7272; He has turned 7725 me back 268; He has made 5414 me desolate 8074, Faint 1739 all 3605 day 3117 long.
14 "The yoke 5923 of my transgressions 6588 is bound 8244; By His hand 3027 they are knit 8276 together 8276. They have come 5927 upon my neck 6677; He has made my strength 3581 fail 3782. The Lord 136 has given 5414 me into the hands 3027 Of {those against whom} I am not able 3201 to stand 6965.
15 "The Lord 136 has rejected 5541 all 3605 my strong 47 men 47 In my midst 7130; He has called 7121 an appointed 4150 time 4150 against 5921 me To crush 7665 my young 970 men 970; The Lord 136 has trodden 1869 {as in} a wine 1660 press 1660 The virgin 1330 daughter 1323 of Judah 3063.
16 "For these 428 things 428 I weep 1058; My eyes 5869 run 3381 down 3381 with water 4325; Because 3588 far 7368 from me is a comforter 5162, One who restores 7725 my soul 5315. My children 1121 are desolate 8074 Because 3588 the enemy 340 has prevailed 1396."
17 Zion 6726 stretches 6566 out her hands 3027; There 369 is no 369 one 369 to comfort 5162 her; The LORD 3068 has commanded 6680 concerning Jacob 3290 That the ones round 5439 about 5439 him should be his adversaries 6862; Jerusalem 3389 has become 1961 an unclean 5079 thing 5079 among 996 them.
18 "The LORD 3068 is righteous 6662; For I have rebelled 4784 against 854 His command 6310; Hear 8085 now 4994, all 3605 peoples 5971, And behold 7200 my pain 4341; My virgins 1330 and my young 970 men 970 Have gone 1980 into captivity 7628.
19 "I called 7121 to my lovers 157, {but} they deceived 7411 me; My priests 3548 and my elders 2205 perished 1478 in the city 5892 While 3588 they sought 1245 food 400 to restore 7725 their strength 5315 themselves.
20 "See 7200, O LORD 3068, for I am in distress 6887; My spirit 4578 is greatly 2560 troubled 2560; My heart 3820 is overturned 2015 within 7130 me, For I have been very 4784 rebellious 4784. In the street 2351 the sword 2719 slays 7921; In the house 1004 it is like death 4194.
21 "They have heard 8085 that I groan 584; There 369 is no 369 one 369 to comfort 5162 me; All 3605 my enemies 340 have heard 8085 of my calamity 7463; They are glad 7797 that You have done 6213 {it.} Oh, that You would bring 935 the day 3117 which You have proclaimed 7121, That they may become 1961 like 3644 me.
22 "Let all 3605 their wickedness 7463 come 935 before 6440 You; And deal 5953 with them as You have dealt 5953 with me For all 3605 my transgressions 6588; For my groans 585 are many 7227 and my heart 3820 is faint 1742."

## Chapter 2

1

God's Anger over Israel

How 351 the Lord 136 has covered 5743 the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726 With a cloud 5743 in His anger 639! He has cast 7993 from heaven 8064 to earth 776 The glory 8597 of Israel 3478, And has not remembered 2142 His footstool In the day 3117 of His anger 639.
2 The Lord 136 has swallowed 1104 up; He has not spared 2550 All 3605 the habitations 4999 of Jacob 3290. In His wrath 5678 He has thrown 2040 down 2040 The strongholds 4013 of the daughter 1323 of Judah 3063; He has brought 5060 {them} down 5060 to the ground 776; He has profaned 2490 the kingdom 4467 and its princes 8269.
3 In fierce 2750 anger 639 He has cut 1438 off 1438 All 3605 the strength 7161 of Israel 3478; He has drawn 7725 back 268 His right 3225 hand 3225 From before 6440 the enemy 340. And He has burned 1197 in Jacob 3290 like a flaming 3852 fire 784 Consuming 398 round 5439 about 5439.
4 He has bent 1869 His bow 7198 like an enemy 340; He has set 5324 His right 3225 hand 3225 like an adversary 6862 And slain 2026 all 3605 that were pleasant 4261 to the eye 5869; In the tent 168 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726 He has poured 8210 out His wrath 2534 like fire 784.
5 The Lord 136 has become 1961 like an enemy 340. He has swallowed 1104 up Israel 3478; He has swallowed 1104 up all 3605 its palaces 759, He has destroyed 7843 its strongholds 4013 And multiplied 7235 in the daughter 1323 of Judah 3063 Mourning 592 and moaning 592.
6 And He has violently 2554 treated 2554 His tabernacle 7900 like a garden 1588 {booth;} He has destroyed 7843 His appointed 4150 meeting 4150 place 4150. The LORD 3068 has caused to be forgotten 7911 The appointed 4150 feast 4150 and sabbath 7676 in Zion 6726, And He has despised 5006 king 4428 and priest 3548 In the indignation 2195 of His anger 639.
7 The Lord 136 has rejected 2186 His altar 4196, He has abandoned 5010 His sanctuary 4720; He has delivered 5462 into the hand 3027 of the enemy 340 The walls 2346 of her palaces 759. They have made 5414 a noise 6963 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 As in the day 3117 of an appointed 4150 feast 4150.
8 The LORD 3068 determined 2803 to destroy 7843 The wall 2346 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726. He has stretched 5186 out a line 6957, He has not restrained 7725 His hand 3027 from destroying 1104, And He has caused rampart 2426 and wall 2346 to lament 56; They have languished 535 together 3164.
9 Her gates 8179 have sunk 2883 into the ground 776, He has destroyed 6 and broken 7665 her bars 1280. Her king 4428 and her princes 8269 are among the nations 1471; The law 8451 is no 369 more 369. Also 1571, her prophets 5030 find 4672 No 3808 vision 2377 from the LORD 3068.
10 The elders 2205 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726 Sit 3427 on the ground 776, they are silent 1826. They have thrown 5927 dust 6083 on their heads 7218; They have girded 2296 themselves with sackcloth 8242. The virgins 1330 of Jerusalem 3389 Have bowed 3381 their heads 7218 to the ground 776.
11 My eyes 5869 fail 3615 because of tears 1832, My spirit 4578 is greatly 2560 troubled 2560; My heart 3516 is poured 8210 out on the earth 776 Because 5921 of the destruction 7667 of the daughter 1323 of my people 5971, When little 5768 ones 5768 and infants 3243 faint 5848 In the streets 7339 of the city 7151.
12 They say 559 to their mothers 517, "Where 346 is grain 1715 and wine 3196?" As they faint 5848 like a wounded 2491 man 2491 In the streets 7339 of the city 5892, As their life 5315 is poured 8210 out On their mothers' 517 bosom 2436.
13 How 4100 shall I admonish 5749 you? To what 4100 shall I compare 1819 you, O daughter 1323 of Jerusalem 3389? To what 4100 shall I liken 7737 you as I comfort 5162 you, O virgin 1330 daughter 1323 of Zion 6726? For your ruin 7667 is as vast 1419 as the sea 3220; Who 4310 can heal 7495 you?
14 Your prophets 5030 have seen 2372 for you False 7723 and foolish 8602 {visions;} And they have not exposed 1540 your iniquity 5771 So as to restore 7725 you from captivity 7622, But they have seen 2372 for you false 7723 and misleading 4065 oracles 4065.
15 All 3605 who pass 5674 along 5674 the way 1870 Clap 5606 their hands 3709 {in derision} at you; They hiss 8319 and shake 5128 their heads 7218 At the daughter 1323 of Jerusalem 3389, "Is this 384 the city 5892 of which 7945 they said 559, 'The perfection 3632 of beauty 3308, A joy 4885 to all 3605 the earth 776'?"
16 All 3605 your enemies 340 Have opened 6475 their mouths 6310 wide against 5921 you; They hiss 8319 and gnash 2786 {their} teeth 8127. They say 559, "We have swallowed 1104 {her} up! Surely 389 this 2088 is the day 3117 for which 7945 we waited 6960; We have reached 4672 {it,} we have seen 7200 {it.}"
17 The LORD 3068 has done 6213 what 834 He purposed 2161; He has accomplished 1214 His word 565 Which 834 He commanded 6680 from days 3117 of old 6924. He has thrown 2040 down 2040 without 3808 sparing 2550, And He has caused the enemy 340 to rejoice 8055 over 5921 you; He has exalted 7311 the might 7161 of your adversaries 6862.
18 Their heart 3820 cried 6817 out to the Lord 136, "O wall 2346 of the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726, Let {your} tears 1832 run 3381 down 3381 like a river 5158 day 3119 and night 3915; Give 5414 yourself no 408 relief 6314, Let your eyes 5869 have 1826 no 408 rest 1826.
19 "Arise 6965, cry 7442 aloud 7442 in the night 3915 At the beginning 7218 of the night watches 821; Pour 8210 out your heart 3820 like water 4325 Before 5227 the presence 6440 of the Lord 136; Lift 5375 up your hands 3709 to Him For the life 5315 of your little 5768 ones 5768 Who are faint 5848 because of hunger 7458 At the head 7218 of every 3605 street 2351."
20 See 7200, O LORD 3068, and look 5027! With whom 4310 have You dealt 5953 thus 3541? Should women 802 eat 398 their offspring 6529, The little 5768 ones 5768 who 2949 were born 2949 healthy 2949? Should priest 3548 and prophet 5030 be slain 2026 In the sanctuary 4720 of the Lord 136?
21 On the ground 776 in the streets 2351 Lie 7901 young 5288 and old 2205; My virgins 1330 and my young 970 men 970 Have fallen 5307 by the sword 2719. You have slain 2026 {them} in the day 3117 of Your anger 639, You have slaughtered 2873, not sparing 2550.
22 You called 7121 as in the day 3117 of an appointed 4150 feast 4150 My terrors 4032 on every 5439 side 5439; And there was no 3808 one who 6412 escaped 6412 or survived 8300 In the day 3117 of the LORD'S 3068 anger 639. Those whom 834 I bore 2946 and reared 7235, My enemy 340 annihilated 3615 them.

## Chapter 3

1

Jeremiah Shares Israel's Affliction

I am the man 1397 who has seen 7200 affliction 6040 Because of the rod 7626 of His wrath 5678.
2 He has driven 5090 me and made me walk 1980 In darkness 2822 and not in light 216.
3 Surely 389 against me He has turned 2015 His hand 3027 Repeatedly 7725 all 3605 the day 3117.
4 He has caused my flesh 1320 and my skin 5785 to waste 1086 away 1086, He has broken 7665 my bones 6106.
5 He has besieged and encompassed 5362 me with bitterness 7219 and hardship 8513.
6 In dark 4285 places 4285 He has made me dwell 3427, Like those who have long 5769 been dead 4191.
7 He has walled 1443 me in so that I cannot 3808 go 3318 out; He has made 3513 my chain 5178 heavy 3513.
8 Even 1571 when 3588 I cry 2199 out and call 7768 for help 7768, He shuts 8365 out my prayer 8605.
9 He has blocked 1443 my ways 1870 with hewn 1496 stone 1496; He has made 5753 my paths 5410 crooked 5753.
10 He is to me like a bear 1677 lying 693 in wait 693, {Like} a lion 743 in secret 4565 places 4565.
11 He has turned 5493 aside 5493 my ways 1870 and torn 6582 me to pieces 6582; He has made 8074 me desolate 8074.
12 He bent 1869 His bow 7198 And set 5324 me as a target 4307 for the arrow 2671.
13 He made the arrows 1121 of His quiver 827 To enter 935 into my inward 3629 parts 3629.
14 I have become 1961 a laughingstock 7814 to all 3605 my people 5971, Their {mocking} song 5058 all 3605 the day 3117.
15 He has filled 7646 me with bitterness 4844, He has made 7301 me drunk 7301 with wormwood 3939.
16 He has broken 1638 my teeth 8127 with gravel 2687; He has made me cower 3728 in the dust 665.
17 My soul 5315 has been 2186 rejected 2186 from peace 7965; I have forgotten 5382 happiness 2899.
18 So I say 559, "My strength 5331 has perished 6, And {so has} my hope 8431 from the LORD 3068."
19

Hope of Relief in God's Mercy

¶ Remember 2142 my affliction 6040 and my wandering 4788, the wormwood 3939 and bitterness 7219.
20 Surely 2142 my soul 5315 remembers 2142 And is bowed 7743 down 7743 within 5921 me.
21 This 384 I recall 7725 to my mind 3820, Therefore I have 3176 hope 3176.
22 The LORD'S 3068 lovingkindnesses 2617 indeed 3588 never 3808 cease 8552, For His compassions 7356 never 3808 fail 3615.
23 {They} are new 2319 every morning 1242; Great 7227 is Your faithfulness 530.
24 "The LORD 3068 is my portion 2506," says 559 my soul 5315, "Therefore I have 3176 hope 3176 in Him."
25 The LORD 3068 is good 2896 to those who wait 6960 for Him, To the person 5315 who seeks 1875 Him.
26 {It is} good 2896 that he waits 3175 silently 1748 For the salvation 8668 of the LORD 3068.
27 {It is} good 2896 for a man 1397 that he should bear 5375 The yoke 5923 in his youth 5271.
28 Let him sit 3427 alone 910 and be silent 1826 Since 3588 He has laid 5190 {it} on him.
29 Let him put 5414 his mouth 6310 in the dust 6083, Perhaps 194 there 3426 is hope 8615.
30 Let him give 5414 his cheek 3895 to the smiter 5221, Let him be filled 7646 with reproach 2781.
31 For the Lord 136 will not reject 2186 forever 5769,
32 For if 518 He causes 3013 grief 3013, Then He will have 7355 compassion 7355 According to His abundant 7230 lovingkindness 2617.
33 For He does not afflict 6031 willingly Or grieve 3013 the sons 1121 of men 376.
34 To crush 1792 under 8478 His feet 7272 All 3605 the prisoners 615 of the land 776,
35 To deprive 5186 a man 1397 of justice 4941 In the presence 6440 of the Most 5945 High 5945,
36 To defraud 5791 a man 120 in his lawsuit 7379-- Of these things the Lord 136 does not approve 7200.
37 Who 4310 is there 2088 who speaks 559 and it comes 1961 to pass 1961, Unless 3808 the Lord 136 has commanded 6680 {it?}
38 {Is it} not from the mouth 6310 of the Most 5945 High 5945 That both good 2896 and ill 7463 go 3318 forth 3318?
39 ¶ Why 4100 should {any} living 2416 mortal 120, or {any} man 1397, Offer 596 complaint 596 in view 5921 of his sins 2399?
40 Let us examine 2664 and probe 2713 our ways 1870, And let us return 7725 to the LORD 3068.
41 We lift 5375 up our heart 3824 and hands 3709 Toward 413 God 410 in heaven 8064;
42 We have transgressed 6586 and rebelled 4784, You have not pardoned 5545.
43 You have covered 5526 {Yourself} with anger 639 And pursued 7291 us; You have slain 2026 {and} have not spared 2550.
44 You have covered 5526 Yourself with a cloud 6051 So 4480 that no 4480 prayer 8605 can pass 5674 through 5674.
45 {You have made 7760 us mere} offscouring 5501 and refuse 3973 In the midst 7130 of the peoples 5971.
46 All 3605 our enemies 340 have opened 6475 their mouths 6310 against 5921 us.
47 Panic 6343 and pitfall 6354 have befallen 1961 us, Devastation 7612 and destruction 7667;
48 My eyes 5869 run 3381 down 3381 with streams 6388 of water 4325 Because 5921 of the destruction 7667 of the daughter 1323 of my people 5971.
49 My eyes 5869 pour 5064 down 5064 unceasingly, Without 369 stopping 2014,
50 Until 5704 the LORD 3068 looks 8259 down 8259 And sees 7200 from heaven 8064.
51 My eyes 5869 bring 5953 pain 5953 to my soul 5315 Because 4480 of all 3605 the daughters 1323 of my city 5892.
52 My enemies 340 without 2600 cause 2600 Hunted 6679 me down 6679 like a bird 6833;
53 They have silenced 6789 me in the pit 953 And have placed 3034 a stone 68 on me.
54 Waters 4325 flowed 6687 over 5921 my head 7218; I said 559, "I am cut 1504 off 1504!"
55 I called 7121 on Your name 8034, O LORD 3068, Out of the lowest 8482 pit 953.
56 You have heard 8085 my voice 6963, "Do not hide 5956 Your ear 241 from my {prayer for} relief 7309, From my cry 7775 for help 7775."
57 You drew 7126 near 7126 when 3117 I called 7121 on You; You said 559, "Do not fear 3372!"
58 O Lord 136, You have pleaded 7378 my soul's 5315 cause 7379; You have redeemed 1350 my life 2425.
59 O LORD 3068, You have seen 7200 my oppression 5792; Judge 8199 my case 4941.
60 You have seen 7200 all 3605 their vengeance 5360, All 3605 their schemes 4284 against me.
61 You have heard 8085 their reproach 2781, O LORD 3068, All 3605 their schemes 4284 against 5921 me.
62 The lips 8193 of my assailants 6965 and their whispering 1902 {Are} against 5921 me all 3605 day 3117 long.
63 Look 5027 on their sitting 3427 and their rising 7012; I am their mocking 4485 song 4485.
64 You will recompense them, O LORD 3068, According to the work 4639 of their hands 3027.
65 You will give 5414 them hardness 4044 of heart 3820, Your curse 8381 will be on them.
66 You will pursue 7291 them in anger 639 and destroy 8045 them From under 8478 the heavens 8064 of the LORD 3068!

## Chapter 4

1

Distress of the Siege Described

How 351 dark 6004 the gold 2091 has become 6004, {How} the pure 2896 gold 3800 has changed 8132! The sacred 6944 stones 68 are poured 8210 out At the corner 7218 of every 3605 street 2351.
2 The precious 3368 sons 1121 of Zion 6726, Weighed 5537 against fine 6337 gold 6337, How 351 they are regarded 2803 as earthen 2789 jars 5035, The work 4639 of a potter's 3335 hands 3027!
3 Even 1571 jackals 8565 offer 2502 the breast 7699, They nurse 3243 their young 1482; {But} the daughter 1323 of my people 5971 has become cruel 393 Like ostriches 3283 in the wilderness 4057.
4 The tongue 3956 of the infant 3243 cleaves 1692 To the roof 2441 of its mouth 2441 because of thirst 6772; The little 5768 ones 5768 ask 7592 for bread 3899, {But} no 369 one 369 breaks 6536 {it} for them.
5 Those who ate 398 delicacies 4574 Are desolate 8074 in the streets 2351; Those reared 539 in purple 8438 Embrace 2263 ash 830 pits 830.
6 For the iniquity 5771 of the daughter 1323 of my people 5971 Is greater 1431 than 4480 the sin 2403 of Sodom 5467, Which was overthrown 2015 as in a moment 7281, And no 3808 hands 3027 were turned 2342 toward her.
7 Her consecrated 5139 ones 5139 were purer 2141 than 4480 snow 7950, They were whiter 6705 than 4480 milk 2461; They were more 4480 ruddy 119 {in} body 6106 than 4480 corals 6443, Their polishing 1508 {was like} lapis 5601 lazuli 5601.
8 Their appearance 8389 is blacker 2821 than 4480 soot 7815, They are not recognized 5234 in the streets 2351; Their skin 5785 is shriveled 6821 on their bones 6106, It is withered 3001, it has become 1961 like wood 6086.
9 Better 2896 are those slain 2491 with the sword 2719 Than 4480 those slain 2491 with hunger 7458; For they pine 2100 away 2100, being stricken 1856 For lack of the fruits 8570 of the field 7706.
10 The hands 3027 of compassionate 7362 women 802 Boiled 1310 their own children 3206; They became 1961 food 1262 for them Because of the destruction 7667 of the daughter 1323 of my people 5971.
11 The LORD 3068 has accomplished 3615 His wrath 2534, He has poured 8210 out His fierce 2740 anger 639; And He has kindled 3341 a fire 784 in Zion 6726 Which has consumed 398 its foundations 3247.
12 The kings 4428 of the earth 776 did not believe 539, Nor 3808 {did} any 3605 of the inhabitants 3427 of the world 8398, That the adversary 6862 and the enemy 340 Could enter 935 the gates 8179 of Jerusalem 3389.
13 Because 4480 of the sins 2403 of her prophets 5030 {And} the iniquities 5771 of her priests 3548, Who have shed 8210 in her midst 7130 The blood 1818 of the righteous 6662;
14 They wandered 5128, blind 5787, in the streets 2351; They were defiled 1351 with blood 1818 So that no 3808 one could 3201 touch 5060 their garments 3830.
15 "Depart 5493! Unclean 2931!" they cried 7121 of themselves. "Depart 5493, depart 5493, do not touch 5060!" So 3588 they fled 5327 and wandered 5128; {Men} among the nations 1471 said 559, "They shall not continue 3254 to dwell 1481 {with us.}"
16 The presence 6440 of the LORD 3068 has scattered 2505 them, He will not continue 3254 to regard 5027 them; They did not honor the priests 3548, They did not favor 2603 the elders 2205.
17 Yet 5750 our eyes 5869 failed 3615, {Looking} for help 5833 was useless 1892; In our watching 6836 we have watched 6822 For a nation 1471 that could not save 3467.
18 They hunted 6679 our steps 6806 So 4480 that we could not walk 1980 in our streets 7339; Our end 7093 drew 7126 near 7126, Our days 3117 were finished 4390 For our end 7093 had come 935.
19 Our pursuers 7291 were swifter 7031 Than 4480 the eagles 5404 of the sky 8064; They chased 1814 us on the mountains 2022, They waited 693 in ambush 693 for us in the wilderness 4057.
20 The breath 7307 of our nostrils 639, the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899, Was captured 3920 in their pits 7825, Of whom 834 we had said 559, "Under his shadow 6738 We shall live 2421 among the nations 1471."
21 Rejoice 7797 and be glad 8055, O daughter 1323 of Edom 112, Who dwells 3427 in the land 776 of Uz 5780; {But} the cup 3563 will come 5674 around 5674 to you as well 1571, You will become 7937 drunk 7937 and make 6168 yourself naked 6168.
22 {The punishment} of your iniquity 5771 has been 8552 completed 8552, O daughter 1323 of Zion 6726; He will exile 1540 you no 3808 longer 3254. {But} He will punish 6485 your iniquity 5771, O daughter 1323 of Edom 112; He will expose 1540 your sins 2403!

## Chapter 5

1

A Prayer for Mercy

Remember 2142, O LORD 3068, what 4100 has befallen 1961 us; Look 5027, and see 7200 our reproach 2781!
2 Our inheritance 5159 has been turned 2015 over to strangers 2114, Our houses 1004 to aliens 5237.
3 We have become 1961 orphans 3490 without 369 a father 1, Our mothers 517 are like widows 490.
4 We have to pay 3701 for our drinking 8354 water 4325, Our wood 6086 comes 935 {to us} at a price 4242.
5 Our pursuers 7291 are at our necks 6677; We are worn 3021 out, there is no 3808 rest 5117 for us.
6 We have submitted to Egypt 4714 {and} Assyria 804 to get 7646 enough 7646 bread 3899.
7 Our fathers 1 sinned 2398, {and} are no 369 more 369; It is we who have borne 5445 their iniquities 5771.
8 Slaves 5650 rule 4910 over us; There 369 is no 369 one 369 to deliver 6561 us from their hand 3027.
9 We get 935 our bread 3899 at the risk of our lives 5315 Because of the sword 2719 in the wilderness 4057.
10 Our skin 5785 has become 3648 as hot 3648 as an oven 8574, Because of the burning 2152 heat 2152 of famine 7458.
11 They ravished 6031 the women 802 in Zion 6726, The virgins 1330 in the cities 5892 of Judah 3063.
12 Princes 8269 were hung 8518 by their hands 3027; Elders 2205 were not respected 1921.
13 Young 970 men 970 worked 5375 at the grinding 2911 mill 2911, And youths 5288 stumbled 3782 under {loads} of wood 6086.
14 Elders 2205 are gone 7673 from the gate 8179, Young 970 men 970 from their music 5058.
15 The joy 4885 of our hearts 3820 has ceased 7673; Our dancing 4234 has been turned 2015 into mourning 60.
16 The crown 5850 has fallen 5307 from our head 7218; Woe 188 to us, for we have sinned 2398!
17 Because 5921 of this 2088 our heart 3820 is faint 1739, Because 5921 of these 428 things 428 our eyes 5869 are dim 2821;
18 Because 5921 of Mount 2022 Zion 6726 which 7945 lies 8074 desolate 8074, Foxes 7776 prowl 1980 in it.
19 ¶ You, O LORD 3068, rule 3427 forever 5769; Your throne 3678 is from generation 1755 to generation 1755.
20 Why 4100 do You forget 7911 us forever 5331? Why do You forsake 5800 us so long?
21 Restore 7725 us to You, O LORD 3068, that we may be restored 7725; Renew 2318 our days 3117 as of old 6924,
22 Unless You have utterly 3988 rejected 3988 us {And} are exceedingly angry 7107 with us.