9 ^[a](A)Oh, that my head were waters
And my eyes a fountain of tears,
That I might weep day and night
For those slain of the ^(B)daughter of my people!

¹⁷ But ^(A)if you do not listen to it,
My soul will ^(B)weep in secret for such pride;
And my eyes will shed
And stream down tears,
Because the ^(C)flock of the Lord has been taken captive.

¹⁶ For these things I ^(A)weep;
^[a]My eyes run down with water;
Because far from me is a ^(B)comforter,
One to restore my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”