Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James 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! how
is
she become
as
a
widow!
she
that
was great among the nations ,
and
princess among
the provinces ,
how
is
she
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 heathen,
she
findeth
no rest :
all her persecutors
overtook
her between
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
feasts :
all her gates are desolate:
her priests sigh
, her virgins
are
afflicted
, and she 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
the
chief,
her enemies prosper;
for the LORD hath
afflicted
her for
the
multitude
of her transgressions :
her children are
gone into
captivity
before the enemy.
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 beauty
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
remembered
in the days of her affliction and of
her
miseries
all her
pleasant
things
that she
had
in the
days of old ,
when her people fell into the
hand
of
the
enemy ,
and
none
did
help her :
the
adversaries
saw
her, and
did
mock
at her sabbaths
.
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
removed:
all that
honoured
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
is
in
her skirts; she remembereth
not her last
end; therefore
she
came
down
wonderfully:
she
had
no comforter
. O LORD, behold
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 heathen
entered
into
her sanctuary ,
whom
thou
didst
command
that
they
should
not
enter into
thy
congregation
.
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 meat
to relieve
the
soul:
see
, O LORD, and consider ;
for I am
become vile
.
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
done
unto
me, wherewith
the LORD 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
above
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 wreathed,
and
come
up
upon
my neck :
he
hath
made
my
strength
to
fall
, the LORD hath
delivered me into their
hands ,
from
whom
I am
not
able
to
rise
up
.
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
trodden
under
foot
all my
mighty men in the
midst of
me:
he hath
called
an assembly
against me to crush my young men:
the LORD hath
trodden
the virgin ,
the
daughter of Judah ,
as
in
a
winepress
.
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
relieve
my soul is
far
from
me:
my children are desolate,
because the enemy 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, and
there is none
to comfort her :
the LORD hath
commanded
concerning
Jacob ,
that his adversaries
should
be
round
about
him:
Jerusalem is
as
a
menstruous
woman
among them.
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.
The LORD is righteous ;
for I have rebelled against his commandment:
hear
, I
pray
you ,
all
people ,
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
their
meat
to relieve
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 LORD ;
for
I am in
distress:
my bowels
are
troubled;
mine
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
called,
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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