Lamentations 2:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸ Their heart cried out to the Lord,
“O wall of the daughter of Zion,
^(A)Let tears run down like a river day and night;
Give yourself no relief;
Give ^[a]your eyes no rest.

¹⁹ “Arise, ^(B)cry out in the night,
At the beginning of the watches;
^(C)Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord.
Lift your hands toward Him
For the life of your young children,
Who faint from hunger ^(D)at the head of every street.”

²⁰ “See, O Lord, and consider!
To whom have You done this?
^(E)Should the women eat their offspring,
The children ^[b]they have cuddled?
Should the priest and prophet be slain
In the sanctuary of the Lord?