Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
How lonely
lies
the city, once
so
full of people! She who
was great among the nations has
become
a widow.
The
princess of
the provinces has
become a
slave.
How doth
the city sit
solitary
, that
was
full of people! She is
become
as
a
widow,
that
was great among the nations !
She
that
was
a princess among
the provinces is
become tributary!
She weeps
aloud
in the night, with
tears upon
her cheeks .
Among all her lovers there
is
no
one
to comfort her .
All her friends have betrayed
her; they have
become her enemies.
She weepeth
sore
in the night, and
her
tears are
on
her cheeks ;
Among all her lovers she
hath
none
to comfort her :
All her friends have dealt
treacherously
with
her; they are
become her enemies.
Judah has
gone into exile
under
affliction and harsh
slavery
; she dwells
among the nations but
finds
no place
to
rest .
All her pursuers
have
overtaken
her in
the midst
of
her
distress
.
Judah is
gone into captivity
because
of
affliction ,
and because
of
great
servitude
; She dwelleth
among the nations ,
she
findeth
no rest :
All her persecutors
overtook
her within
the straits
.
The roads
to
Zion mourn, because no
one
comes
to her
appointed
feasts.
All her gates are deserted;
her priests groan,
her maidens
grieve
, and she herself is bitter
with
anguish
.
The ways
of
Zion do
mourn, because none
come
to the
solemn
assembly;
All her gates are desolate,
her priests do
sigh:
Her virgins
are
afflicted
, and she herself is in
bitterness
.
Her foes
have
become her masters
; her enemies
are
at
ease.
For the LORD
has
brought
her
grief
because
of her many
transgressions .
Her children have
gone away
as
captives
before the enemy
.
Her adversaries
are
become the
head,
her enemies
prosper
; For
Jehovah
hath
afflicted
her for the multitude
of her transgressions :
Her young
children are
gone into
captivity
before the adversary
.
All
the
splendor
has
departed
from the Daughter of Zion .
Her princes are like deer
that find no pasture ;
they lack
the
strength to
flee
in
the
face
of
the hunter
.
And
from the daughter of Zion all
her majesty
is
departed:
Her
princes are become
like harts
that find no pasture ,
And
they are
gone
without
strength before
the pursuer
.
In the days of her affliction and wandering
Jerusalem
remembers
all the
treasures
that were hers
in
days of old .
When her people fell into enemy
hands
she
received
no
help .
Her enemies
looked
upon
her, laughing
at her downfall
.
Jerusalem
remembereth
in the days of her affliction and of
her
miseries
all her
pleasant
things
that were from
the
days of old :
When her people fell into the
hand
of
the
adversary,
and
none
did
help her ,
The
adversaries
saw
her, they
did
mock
at her desolations
.
Jerusalem has
sinned greatly
; therefore she has
become an object
of
scorn.
All who
honored her now
despise her, for
they have seen her nakedness ;
she herself
groans
and turns
away
.
Jerusalem hath
grievously
sinned; therefore she is
become as
an unclean
thing;
All that
honored her despise her, because
they have seen her nakedness :
Yea,
she sigheth,
and turneth
backward
.
Her uncleanness
stains
her skirts; she did
not consider
her end .
Her
downfall
was
astounding
; there
was
no one
to
comfort
her.
Look
, O LORD
, on
my affliction ,
for the enemy has
triumphed!
Her filthiness
was
in
her skirts; she remembered
not her latter
end; Therefore
is
she
come
down
wonderfully;
she
hath
no comforter:
Behold
, O Jehovah
, my affliction ;
for the enemy hath
magnified
himself.
The adversary has
seized
all her treasures.
For she has
seen the nations enter
her sanctuary —
those
You
had
forbidden
to
enter Your
assembly.
The adversary hath
spread
out
his
hand
upon
all her pleasant
things:
For she hath
seen that
the nations are
entered
into
her sanctuary ,
Concerning
whom
thou
didst
command
that
they
should
not
enter into
thine
assembly.
All her people groan
as
they search
for
bread .
They have traded
their treasures
for food to keep
themselves
alive.
Look
, O LORD
, and consider,
for I have
become despised
.
All her people sigh,
they seek
bread ;
They have given
their pleasant
things
for food to refresh
the
soul:
See
, O Jehovah
, and behold;
for I am
become abject
.
Is this
nothing to you, all you
who
pass by? Look
around
and see !
Is
there any sorrow like mine
, which was
inflicted
on
me, which
the
LORD
made
me suffer
on
the day of His fierce anger ?
Is it
nothing to you, all ye
that
pass by? Behold,
and see if
there be
any sorrow like unto
my
sorrow
, which is
brought
upon
me, Wherewith
Jehovah
hath
afflicted
`
me '
in
the day of his fierce anger .
He
sent
fire
from on high, and it overpowered
my
bones.
He spread a net for my feet and
turned me back .
He made me desolate ,
faint all the day long
.
From on high hath
he
sent
fire
into
my
bones
, and it prevaileth
against
them;
He hath
spread a net for my feet ,
he
hath
turned me back :
He hath
made me desolate and
faint all the day.
My transgressions are
bound into
a
yoke,
knit
together
by His hand; they are draped
over
my neck ,
and
the
Lord
has
broken
my strength .
He
has
delivered me into the
hands of
those
I cannot
withstand
.
The
yoke
of
my transgressions is
bound by his hand; They are knit
together,
they
are
come
up
upon
my neck ;
he
hath
made
my strength to
fail:
The
Lord
hath
delivered me into their
hands ,
against
whom
I am
not
able
to
stand
.
The Lord has
rejected
all the
mighty men in my
midst; He has
summoned
an
army
against me to crush my young warriors.
Like
grapes
in a winepress ,
the Lord
has
trampled
the
Virgin Daughter of Judah.
The Lord hath
set
at
nought
all my
mighty men in the
midst of
me
; He hath
called
a
solemn
assembly
against me to crush my young men:
The
Lord
hath
trodden
as
in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
For these things I weep; my
eyes
flow
with
tears.
For
there
is
no
one
nearby
to
comfort
me
, no
one
to
revive
my soul .
My children are destitute
because the enemy has
prevailed.
For these things I weep; mine
eye
, mine
eye
runneth
down
with
water;
Because
the
comforter
that
should
refresh
my soul is
far
from
me:
My children are desolate,
because the enemy hath
prevailed.
Zion stretches
out
her hands ,
but
there is no
one
to comfort her .
The
LORD
has
decreed
against
Jacob that his
neighbors
become
his foes.
Jerusalem has
become
an unclean thing among
them
.
Zion spreadeth
forth
her hands ;
there is none
to comfort her ;
Jehovah
hath
commanded
concerning
Jacob ,
that they
that
are
round
about
him
should
be
his adversaries:
Jerusalem is
among
them
as
an unclean thing.
The
LORD
is righteous ,
for I have rebelled against His command.
Listen
, all
you people;
look
upon
my suffering.
My young men and
maidens
have
gone into captivity.
Jehovah
is righteous ;
for I have rebelled against his commandment:
Hear
, I
pray
you ,
all
ye
peoples,
and
behold
my sorrow:
My virgins
and
my
young men are
gone into captivity.
I called out
to
my lovers, but they have
betrayed
me .
My priests and elders perished
in the city while they searched
for
food to keep
themselves
alive
.
I called for
my lovers, `
but '
they deceived
me :
My priests and mine
elders gave
up
the
ghost
in the city ,
While they sought
them
food to refresh
their
souls
.
See
, O LORD,
how
distressed
I
am!
I am churning
within
; my heart is pounding
within me ,
for I have been
most
rebellious.
Outside,
the sword bereaves;
inside
, there is death.
Behold
, O Jehovah;
for
I am in
distress
; my heart is troubled;
My
heart
is
turned
within me ;
for I have grievously
rebelled:
Abroad
the sword bereaveth
, at
home
there is as
death.
People
have heard my
groaning,
but
there is no
one
to comfort me .
All my
enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You
have
caused
it .
May
You
bring the day You
have
announced,
so
that they may
become
like me.
They
have heard that
I
sigh;
there is none
to comfort me ;
All mine
enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou
hast
done
it :
Thou
wilt
bring the day that thou
hast
proclaimed,
and
they shall
be
like unto
me.
Let all their wickedness come before You,
and deal
with
them as You
have
dealt
with
me because
of
all my transgressions .
For my groans
are many, and my heart is faint.
Let all their wickedness come before thee;
And do
unto
them ,
as thou
hast
done
unto
me for
all my transgressions :
For my sighs
are many, and my heart is faint.
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