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Lamentations 1
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The Sorrows of Jerusalem

1How lonely lies Jerusalem, once so full of people! Once honored by the world, she is now like a widow; The noblest of cities has fallen into slavery.H5892H3427H910H7227H5971H490H7227H1471H8282H4082H4522
2All night long she cries; tears run down her cheeks. Of all her former friends, not one is left to comfort her. Her allies have betrayed her and are all against her now.H1058H1058H3915H1832H3895H157H5162H7453H898H341
3Judah's people are helpless slaves, forced away from home. They live in other lands, with no place to call their own - Surrounded by enemies, with no way to escape.H3063H1540H6040H7230H5656H3427H1471H4672H4494H7291H5381H4712
4No one comes to the Temple now to worship on the holy days. The young women who sang there suffer, and the priests can only groan. The city gates stand empty, and Zion is in agony.H1870H6726H57H935H4150H8179H8074H3548H584H1330H3013H4843
5Her enemies succeeded; they hold her in their power. The LORD has made her suffer for all her many sins; Her children have been captured and taken away.H6862H7218H341H7951H3068H3013H7230H6588H5768H1980H7628H6440H6862
6The splendor of Jerusalem is a thing of the past. Her leaders are like deer that are weak from hunger, Whose strength is almost gone as they flee from the hunters.H1323H6726H1926H3318H8269H354H4672H4829H3212H3581H6440H7291
7A lonely ruin now, Jerusalem recalls her ancient splendor. When she fell to the enemy, there was no one to help her; Her conquerors laughed at her downfall.H3389H2142H3117H6040H4788H4262H3117H6924H5971H5307H3027H6862H5826H6862H7200H7832H4868
8Her honor is gone; she is naked and held in contempt. She groans and hides her face in shame. Jerusalem made herself filthy with terrible sin.H3389H2399H2398H5206H3513H2107H7200H6172H584H7725H268
9Her uncleanness was easily seen, but she showed no concern for her fate. Her downfall was terrible; no one can comfort her. Her enemies have won, and she cries to the LORD for mercy.H2932H7757H2142H319H3381H6382H5162H3068H7200H6040H341H1431
10The enemies robbed her of all her treasures. She saw them enter the Temple itself, Where the LORD had forbidden Gentiles to go.H6862H6566H3027H4261H7200H1471H935H4720H6680H935H6951
11Her people groan as they look for something to eat; They exchange their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. "Look at me, LORD," the city cries; "see me in my misery."H5971H584H1245H3899H5414H4261H4262H400H7725H5315H7200H3068H5027H2151
12"Look at me!" she cries to everyone who passes by. "No one has ever had pain like mine, Pain that the LORD brought on me in the time of his anger.H5674H1870H5027H7200H3426H4341H4341H5953H3068H3013H3117H2740H639
13"He sent fire from above, a fire that burned inside me. He set a trap for me and brought me to the ground. Then he abandoned me and left me in constant pain.H4791H7971H784H6106H7287H6566H7568H7272H7725H268H5414H8074H1739H3117
14"He took note of all my sins and tied them all together; He hung them around my neck, and I grew weak beneath the weight. The Lord gave me to my foes, and I was helpless against them.H5923H6588H8244H3027H8276H5927H6677H3581H3782H136H5414H3027H3201H6965
15"The Lord laughed at all my strongest soldiers; He sent an army to destroy my young men. He crushed my people like grapes in a wine press.H136H5541H47H7130H7121H4150H7665H970H136H1869H1330H1323H3063H1660
16"That is why my eyes are overflowing with tears. No one can comfort me; no one can give me courage. The enemy has conquered me; my people have nothing left.H1058H5869H5869H3381H4325H5162H7725H5315H7368H1121H8074H341H1396
17"I stretch out my hands, but no one will help me. The LORD has called enemies against me from every side; They treat me like some filthy thing.H6726H6566H3027H5162H3068H6680H3290H6862H5439H3389H5079
18"But the LORD is just, for I have disobeyed him. Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain. My young men and women have been taken away captive.H3068H6662H4784H6310H8085H5971H7200H4341H1330H970H1980H7628
19"I called to my allies, but they refused to help me. The priests and the leaders died in the city streets, Looking for food to keep themselves alive.H7121H157H7411H3548H2205H1478H5892H1245H400H7725H5315
20"Look, O LORD, at my agony, at the anguish of my soul! My heart is broken in sorrow for my sins. There is murder in the streets; even indoors there is death.H7200H3068H6887H4578H2560H3820H2015H7130H4784H4784H2351H2719H7921H1004H4194
21"Listen to my groans; there is no one to comfort me. My enemies are glad that you brought disaster on me. Bring the day you promised; make my enemies suffer as I do.H8085H584H5162H341H8085H7451H7797H6213H935H3117H7121H3644
22"Condemn them for all their wickedness; Punish them as you punished me for my sins. I groan in misery, and I am sick at heart."H7451H935H6440H5953H5953H6588H585H7227H3820H1742


Good News Translation. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. More details.
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