(A)Judah has gone into exile [a]under affliction
And [b]under [c]harsh servitude;
She dwells (B)among the nations,
But she has found no rest;
All (C)her pursuers have overtaken her
In the midst of [d]distress.
The roads [e]of Zion are in mourning
Because (D)no one comes to the appointed feasts.
All her gates are (E)desolate;
Her priests are groaning,
Her (F)virgins are afflicted,
And she herself [f]is (G)bitter.
Her adversaries have become [g]her masters,
Her enemies [h]prosper;
For the Lord has (H)caused her grief
Because of the multitude of her transgressions;
Her little ones have gone away
As captives before the adversary.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of
  2. Lamentations 1:3 Or by reason of
  3. Lamentations 1:3 Lit great
  4. Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places
  5. Lamentations 1:4 Or to
  6. Lamentations 1:4 Or suffers bitterly
  7. Lamentations 1:5 Lit head
  8. Lamentations 1:5 Or are at ease

After affliction and harsh labor,
    Judah has gone into exile.(A)
She dwells among the nations;
    she finds no resting place.(B)
All who pursue her have overtaken her(C)
    in the midst of her distress.

The roads to Zion mourn,(D)
    for no one comes to her appointed festivals.
All her gateways are desolate,(E)
    her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
    and she is in bitter anguish.(F)

Her foes have become her masters;
    her enemies are at ease.
The Lord has brought her grief(G)
    because of her many sins.(H)
Her children have gone into exile,(I)
    captive before the foe.(J)

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