The Sorrows of Zion 1 How solitaryandlonely sits the city [Jerusalem] That was [once] full of people! How like a widow she has become. She who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces, Has become a forced laborer! 2 She weeps bitterly in the night And her tears are [constantly] on her […]
Category Archives: LAMENTATIONS
LAMENTATIONS 2
God’s Anger over Israel 1 How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) With a cloud in His anger! He has cast down from heaven to the earth The gloryandsplendor of Israel And has not remembered His footstool In the day of His anger. 2 The Lord has swallowed up; He has not […]
LAMENTATIONS 3
Jeremiah Shares Israel’s Affliction 1 I am [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. 2 He has led me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. 3 Surely He has turned His hand against me Repeatedly all the day. 4 He has caused my flesh […]
LAMENTATIONS 4
Distress of the Siege Described 1 How darkanddim the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured outandscattered At the head of every street. 2 The [noble and] precious sons of Zion, [Once] worth their weight in fine gold, How they are regarded [merely] as earthen […]
LAMENTATIONS 5
A Prayer for Mercy 1 O Lord, remember what has come upon us; Look, and see our reproach (national disgrace)! 2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. 3 We have become orphans without a father; Our mothers are like widows. 4 We have to pay for our drinking water; […]