Lamentations 1:15-17
Easy-to-Read Version
15 “The Lord rejected all my powerful men
who were inside the city.
Then he brought a group of people against me.
He brought them to kill my young soldiers.
The Lord has trampled his dearest city[a]
like grapes in a winepress.
16 “I cry about all these things.
Tears are flowing down my cheeks.
There is no one near to comfort me.
There is no one who can make me feel better.
My children are like a wasteland,
because the enemy won.”
17 Zion spread out her hands.
There was no one to comfort her.
The Lord had given orders to Jacob’s enemies.
He ordered them to surround the city.
Jerusalem has become a dirty rag
that her enemies threw away.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:15 dearest city Literally, “virgin daughter Judah,” a name for the city of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 1:15-17
New International Version
15 “The Lord has rejected
all the warriors in my midst;(A)
he has summoned an army(B) against me
to[a] crush my young men.(C)
In his winepress(D) the Lord has trampled(E)
Virgin Daughter(F) Judah.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will
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