“Those destined ^(F)for death, to death;
And those destined for the sword, to the sword;
And those destined for famine, to famine;
And those destined for captivity, to captivity.”’

⁵ “Indeed, who will have ^(L)pity on you, Jerusalem,
Or who will ^(M)mourn for you,
Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?
⁶ You who have ^(N)forsaken Me,” declares the Lord,
“You keep ^(O)going backward.
So I will ^(P)stretch out My hand against you and destroy you;
I am ^(Q)tired of relenting!
⁷ I will ^(R)winnow them with a winnowing fork
At the gates of the land;
I will ^(S)bereave them of children, I will destroy My people;
^(T)They did not ^[c]repent of their ways.
⁸ Their ^(U)widows will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A ^(V)destroyer at noon;
I will suddenly bring down on her
Shock and horror.
⁹ She who ^(W)gave birth to seven sons withers away;
^[d]Her breathing is labored.
Her ^(X)sun has set while it was still day;
She has been ^(Y)shamed and humiliated.
So I will ^(Z)turn over their survivors to the sword
Before their enemies,” declares the Lord.

^15 (AK)You know, Lord;
Remember me, take notice of me,
And ^(AL)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that ^(AM)for Your sake I endure reproach.
¹⁶ Your words were found and I ^(AN)ate them,
And Your ^(AO)words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been ^(AP)called by Your name,
Lord God of armies.
¹⁷ I ^(AQ)did not sit in a circle of revelers and celebrate.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat ^(AR)alone,
For You ^(AS)filled me with indignation.
¹⁸ Why has my pain been endless
And my ^(AT)wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
Will You indeed be to me ^(AU)like a deceptive stream
With water that is unreliable?