Lamentations 2:11-13

Legacy Standard Bible

¹¹ My ^(A)eyes fail because of tears;
My ^[a](B)inmost being is greatly disturbed;
My ^[b](C)heart is poured out on the earth
^(D)Because of the ^[c]destruction of the daughter of my people,
When ^(E)infants and nursing babies faint
In the open squares of the city.

¹² They say to their mothers,
“^(F)Where is grain and wine?”
As they faint like a wounded man
In the open squares of the city,
As their ^(G)life is poured out
On their mothers’ bosom.

¹³ What shall I testify about you?
To what ^(H)shall I equate you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O ^(I)virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ^[d]destruction is as vast as the sea;
Who can ^(J)heal you?