Lamentations 2:11-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹¹ My ^(A)eyes fail because of tears,
My ^[a](B)spirit is greatly troubled;
My ^[b](C)heart is poured out on the earth
^(D)Because of the ^[c]destruction of the daughter of my people,
When ^(E)little ones and infants faint
In the streets of the city.
¹² They say to their mothers,
“^(F)Where is grain and wine?”
As they faint like a wounded man
In the streets of the city,
As their ^(G)life is poured out
On their mothers’ bosom.
¹³ How shall I admonish you?
To what ^(H)shall I compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O ^(I)virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ^[d]ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can ^(J)heal you?