1 See her seated by herself, the town which was full of people! She who was great among the nations has become like a widow! She who was a princess among the countries has come under the yoke of forced work!2 She is sorrowing bitterly in the night, and her face is wet with weeping; among all her lovers she has no comforter: all her friends have been false to her, they have become her haters.3 Judah has been taken away as a prisoner because of trouble and hard work; her living-place is among the nations, there is no rest for her: all her attackers have overtaken her in a narrow place.4 The ways of Zion are sad, because no one comes to the holy meeting; all her doorways are made waste, her priests are breathing out sorrow: her virgins are troubled, and it is bitter for her.5 Those who are against her have become the head, everything goes well for her haters; for the Lord has sent sorrow on her because of the great number of her sins: her young children have gone away as prisoners before the attacker.6 And all her glory has gone from the daughter of Zion: her rulers have become like harts with no place for food, and they have gone in flight without strength before the attacker.7 Jerusalem keeps in mind, in the days of her sorrow and of her wanderings, all the desired things which were hers in days gone by; when her people came into the power of her hater and she had no helper, her attackers saw their desire effected on her and made sport of her destruction.8 Great is the sin of Jerusalem; for this cause she has become an unclean thing: all those who gave her honour are looking down on her, because they have seen her shame: now truly, breathing out grief, she is turned back.9 In her skirts were her unclean ways; she gave no thought to her end; and her fall has been a wonder; she has no comforter: see her sorrow, O Lord; for the attacker is lifted up.10 The hand of her hater is stretched out over all her desired things; for she has seen that the nations have come into her holy place, about whom you gave orders that they were not to come into the meeting of your people.11 Breathing out grief all her people are looking for bread; they have given their desired things for food to give them life: see, O Lord, and take note; for she has become a thing of shame.12 Come to me, all you who go by! Keep your eyes on me, and see if there is any pain like the pain of my wound, which the Lord has sent on me in the day of his burning wrath.13 From on high he has sent fire into my bones, and it has overcome them: his net is stretched out for my feet, I am turned back by him; he has made me waste and feeble all the day.14 A watch is kept on my sins; they are joined together by his hand, they have come on to my neck; he has made my strength give way: the Lord has given me up into the hands of those against whom I have no power.15 The Lord has made sport of all my men of war in me, he has got men together against me to send destruction on my young men: the virgin daughter of Judah has been crushed like grapes under the feet of the Lord.16 For these things I am weeping; my eye is streaming with water; because the comforter who might give me new life is far from me: my children are made waste, because the hater is strong.17 Zion's hands are outstretched; she has no comforter; the Lord has given orders to the attackers of Jacob round about him: Jerusalem has become like an unclean thing among them.18 The Lord is upright; for I have gone against his orders: give ear, now, all you peoples, and see my pain, my virgins and my young men have gone away as prisoners.19 I sent for my lovers, but they were false to me: my priests and my responsible men were breathing their last breath in the town, while they were looking for food to give them new life.20 See, O Lord, for I am in trouble; the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved; my heart is turned in me; for I have been uncontrolled: outside the children are put to the sword, and in the house there is death.21 Give ear to the voice of my grief; I have no comforter; all my haters have news of my troubles, they are glad because you have done it: let the day of fate come when they will be like me.22 Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

1 Prologus Et factum est, postquam in captivitatem redactus est Isral, et Jerusalem deserta est, sedit Jeremias propheta flens, et planxit lamentatione hac in Jerusalem : et amaro animo suspirans et ejulans, dixit : [ Aleph Quomodo sedet solacivitas plena populo !Facta est quasi viduadomina gentium ;princeps provinciarumfacta est sub tributo.2 Beth Plorans ploravit in nocte,et lacrim ejus in maxillis ejus :non est qui consoletur eam,et omnibus caris ejus ;omnes amici ejus spreverunt eam,et facti sunt ei inimici.3 Ghimel Migravit Judas propter afflictionem,et multitudinem servitutis ;habitavit inter gentes,nec invenit requiem :omnes persecutores ejus apprehenderunt eaminter angustias.4 Daleth Vi Sion lugent, eo quod non sintqui veniant ad solemnitatem :omnes port ejus destruct,sacerdotes ejus gementes ;virgines ejus squalid,et ipsa oppressa amaritudine.5 He Facti sunt hostes ejus in capite ;inimici ejus locupletati sunt :quia Dominus locutus est super eampropter multitudinem iniquitatum ejus.Parvuli ejus ducti sunt in captivitatemante faciem tribulantis.6 Vau Et egressus est a filia Sionomnis decor ejus ;facti sunt principes ejus velut arietesnon invenientes pascua,et abierunt absque fortitudineante faciem subsequentis.7 Zain Recordata est Jerusalem dierum afflictionis su,et prvaricationis,omnium desiderabilium suorum,qu habuerat a diebus antiquis,cum caderet populus ejus in manu hostili,et non esset auxiliator :viderunt eam hostes,et deriserunt sabbata ejus.8 Heth Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem,propterea instabilis facta est ;omnes qui glorificabant eam spreverunt illam,quia viderunt ignominiam ejus :ipsa autem gemensconversa est retrorsum.9 Teth Sordes ejus in pedibus ejus,nec recordata est finis sui ;deposita est vehementer,non habens consolatorem.Vide, Domine, afflictionem meam,quoniam erectus est inimicus.10 Jod Manum suam misit hostisad omnia desiderabilia ejus,quia vidit gentesingressas sanctuarium suum,de quibus prceperasne intrarent in ecclesiam tuam.11 Caph Omnis populus ejus gemens,et qurens panem ;dederunt pretiosa quque pro ciboad refocillandam animam.Vide, Domine, et consideraquoniam facta sum vilis !12 Lamed O vos omnes qui transitis per viam,attendite, et videtesi est dolor sicut dolor meus !quoniam vindemiavit me,ut locutus est Dominus,in die ir furoris sui.13 Mem De excelso misit ignem in ossibus meis,et erudivit me :expandit rete pedibus meis,convertit me retrorsum ;posuit me desolatam,tota die mrore confectam.14 Nun Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum mearum ;in manu ejus convolut sunt,et imposit collo meo.Infirmata est virtus mea :dedit me Dominus in manude qua non potero surgere.15 Samech Abstulit omnes magnificos meos Dominusde medio mei ;vocavit adversum me tempusut contereret electos meos.Torcular calcavit Dominusvirgini fili Juda.16 Ain Idcirco ego plorans,et oculus meus deducens aquas,quia longe factus est a me consolator,convertens animam meam.Facti sunt filii mei perditi,quoniam invaluit inimicus.17 Phe Expandit Sion manus suas ;non est qui consoletur eam.Mandavit Dominus adversum Jacobin circuitu ejus hostes ejus ;facta est Jerusalemquasi polluta menstruis inter eos.18 Sade Justus est Dominus,quia os ejus ad iracundiam provocavi.Audite, obsecro, universi populi,et videte dolorem meum :virgines me et juvenes mei abieruntin captivitatem.19 Coph Vocavi amicos meos,et ipsi deceperunt me ;sacerdotes mei et senes meiin urbe consumpti sunt,quia qusierunt cibum sibiut refocillarent animam suam.20 Res Vide, Domine, quoniam tribulor :conturbatus est venter meus,subversum est cor meum in memetipsa,quoniam amaritudine plena sum.Foris interfecit gladius,et domi mors similis est.21 Sin Audierunt quia ingemisco ego,et non est qui consoletur me ;omnes inimici mei audierunt malum meum,ltati sunt quoniam tu fecisti :adduxisti diem consolationis,et fient similes mei.22 Thau Ingrediatur omne malum eorum coram te :et vindemia eos, sicut vindemiasti mepropter omnes iniquitates meas :multi enim gemitus mei,et cor meum mrens.]