Lamentations 1:11-16
English Standard Version
11 All her people (A)groan
as (B)they search for bread;
they trade their (C)treasures for (D)food
to revive their strength.
“Look, O Lord, and see,
for I am despised.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all (E)you who pass by?
(F)Look and see
if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
which was brought upon me,
which (G)the Lord inflicted
on (H)the day of his fierce anger.
13 “From on high he (I)sent fire;
into my bones[a] he made it descend;
(J)he spread a net for my feet;
he turned me back;
(K)he has left me stunned,
faint all the day long.
14 “My transgressions were bound[b] into (L)a yoke;
by his hand they were fastened together;
they were set upon my neck;
he caused my strength to fail;
the Lord gave me into the hands
of those whom I cannot withstand.
15 “The Lord rejected
all my mighty men in my midst;
he summoned an assembly against me
to crush my young men;
(M)the Lord has trodden as in a winepress
the virgin daughter of Judah.
16 “For these things (N)I weep;
my eyes flow with tears;
for (O)a comforter is far from me,
one to (P)revive my spirit;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:13 Septuagint; Hebrew bones and
- Lamentations 1:14 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Lamentations 1:11-16
International Standard Version
11 All her people groaned
as they searched for food.
They traded their valuables in order to eat,
to keep themselves alive.[a]
Look, Lord, and see
how I have become dishonored.
12 May it not befall you,[b]
all who pass along the road!
Look and see:
Is there any grief
like my grief
dealt out to me,
by which the Lord afflicted me
in the time of his fierce wrath?
13 He sent fire from on high,[c]
making it penetrate my bones.[d]
He stretched out a net at my feet,
forcing me to turn back.
He made me desolate;
I’m fainting all day long.
14 The yoke of my sins was bound on,[e]
fastened together by his hand.
They settled on my neck;
he caused my strength to fail.
The Lord placed me in the power
of those I cannot resist.
15 He rejected all the valiant men—
the Lord, in my midst.
He set a time to meet with me
to crush my young warriors.
The Lord has trampled, as in a winepress,
the fair virgin that is[f] Judah.
16 Because of all this, I weep;
my eyes[g] stream with tears
because far from me
is the comforter of my soul.
My children are sorrowful,
because the enemy has won.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:11 Lit. to eat to refresh the soul
- Lamentations 1:12 Lit. It is not for you
- Lamentations 1:13 Lit. high into my bones
- Lamentations 1:13 Lit. overcoming her
- Lamentations 1:14 Lit. was heavy
- Lamentations 1:15 Lit. the virgin daughter of
- Lamentations 1:16 Lit. my eyes my eyes
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