“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears^(A)
    night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin^(B) Daughter, my people,
    has suffered a grievous wound,
    a crushing blow.^(C)

²¹ Since my people are crushed,^(A) I am crushed;
    I mourn,^(B) and horror grips me.

¹³ What can I say for you?^(A)
    With what can I compare you,
    Daughter^(B) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
    that I may comfort you,
    Virgin Daughter Zion?^(C)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.^(D)
    Who can heal you?

¹⁵ “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;^(A)
he has summoned an army^(B) against me
    to^[a] crush my young men.^(C)
In his winepress^(D) the Lord has trampled^(E)
    Virgin Daughter^(F) Judah.

¹⁶ “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.^(G)
No one is near to comfort^(H) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”^(I)