Lamentations 1:11-16

New American Standard Bible

¹¹ All her people groan, ^(A)seeking bread;
They have given their treasures for food
To ^(B)restore their ^[a]lives.
“See, Lord, and look,
For I am ^(C)despised.”
¹² “Is it ^(D)nothing to all you who pass this way?
Look and see if there is any pain like my pain
Which was inflicted on me,
With which the ^(E)Lord tormented me on the day of His ^(F)fierce anger.
¹³ From ^[b]the height He sent fire into my ^(G)bones,
And it dominated them.
He has spread a ^(H)net for my feet;
He has turned me back;
He has made me ^(I)desolate,
^[c]Faint all day long.
¹⁴ The ^(J)yoke of my wrongdoings is bound;
By His hand they are woven together.
They have ^(K)come upon my neck;
He has made my strength ^[d]fail.
The Lord ^(L)has handed me over
To those against whom I am not able to stand.
¹⁵ The ^(M)Lord has thrown away all my strong men
In my midst;
He has called an appointed ^[e]time against me
To crush my ^(N)young men;
The Lord has ^(O)trodden as in a wine press
The virgin daughter of Judah.
¹⁶ For these things I ^(P)weep;
^[f]My eyes run down with water;
Because far from me is a ^(Q)comforter,
One to restore my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”