She (A)weeps bitterly in the night,
And her tears are on her cheeks;
She has no one to comfort her
Among all her (B)lovers.
All her friends have (C)dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.
(D)Judah has gone into exile out of affliction
And [a]harsh servitude;
She lives (E)among the nations,
But she has not found a resting place;
All those who (F)pursued her have overtaken her
In the midst of [b]distress.
The roads [c]of Zion are in mourning
Because (G)no one comes to an appointed feast.
All her gates are (H)deserted;
Her priests groan,
Her (I)virgins are worried,
And as for Zion herself, it is (J)bitter for her.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:3 Lit great
  2. Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places
  3. Lamentations 1:4 Or to

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