³ In their streets they have girded themselves with ^(A)sackcloth;
^(B)On their housetops and in their squares
Everyone is wailing, ^[a](C)dissolved in tears.

¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion
^(A)Sit on the ground, they ^(B)are silent.
They have thrown ^(C)dust on their heads;
They have girded themselves with ^(D)sackcloth.
The ^(E)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.