When I heard this, I tore my clothes in despair, tore my hair and my beard, and sat down crushed with grief.

When I heard all this, I sat down and wept. For several days I mourned and did not eat. I prayed to God,

The city gates will mourn and cry, and the city itself will be like a woman sitting on the ground, stripped naked.

The LORD says, "Babylon, come down from your throne, and sit in the dust on the ground. You were once like a virgin, a city unconquered, but you are soft and delicate no longer! You are now a slave!

and he named the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." Evening passed and morning came---that was the first day.

He named the dome "Sky." Evening passed and morning came---that was the second day.

When they came to the threshing place at Atad east of the Jordan, they mourned loudly for a long time, and Joseph performed mourning ceremonies for seven days.

(SEE 4:1)

He keeps me awake all night; I am so worried that I cannot speak.