22 this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:

“She has shown contempt for you and derided you,
The (A)virgin (B)daughter of Zion;
The daughter of Jerusalem has (C)shaken her head behind you!

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22 this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

“Virgin Daughter(A) Zion(B)
    despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head(C) as you flee.

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21 I am broken over the (A)brokenness of the daughter of my people.
I (B)mourn, dismay has taken hold of me.

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21 Since my people are crushed,(A) I am crushed;
    I mourn,(B) and horror grips me.

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15 The (A)Lord has thrown away all my strong men
In my midst;
He has called an appointed [a]time against me
To crush my (B)young men;
The Lord has (C)trodden as in a wine press
The virgin daughter of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:15 Another reading is feast

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will

13 How shall I admonish you?
What (A)shall I compare to you,
Daughter of Jerusalem?
What shall I liken to you as I comfort you,
(B)Virgin daughter of Zion?
For your collapse is as vast as the sea;
Who can (C)heal you?

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13 What can I say for you?(A)
    With what can I compare you,
    Daughter(B) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
    that I may comfort you,
    Virgin Daughter Zion?(C)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.(D)
    Who can heal you?

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