mortally with the pain of your distressed heart.

For the breach of the daughter of my people I have been saddened: in my perplexity pangs have seized upon me as of a woman in travail.

Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? Then would I weep for this my people day and night, [even] for the slain of the daughter of my people.

But if you will not hear it, your soul shall weep in secret because of pride, and your eyes shall pour down tears, because the Lord's flock is sorely bruised.

O Lord God of hosts, how long will You be angry with the prayer of Your servant?

You will feed us with the bread of tears; and will cause us to drink tears by measure.

My eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not Your law.

AIN. My eye has poured out water, because He that should comfort me, that should restore my soul, has been removed far from me. My sons have been destroyed, because the enemy has prevailed.

TSADE. Their heart cried to the Lord, You walls of Zion, pour down tears like torrents day and night: give yourself no rest; let not the apple of your eyes cease.

My eye shall pour down torrents of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

PHE. My eye is drowned [with tears], and I will not be silent, so that there shall be no rest,

This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you, and mocked you; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

SAMECH. The Lord has cut off all my strong men from the midst of me: He has summoned against me a time for crushing my choice men: the Lord has trodden a wine press for the virgin daughter of Judah: for these things I weep.

MEM. What shall I testify to you, or what shall I compare to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? Who shall save and comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For the cup of your destruction is enlarged- who shall heal you?

The virgin of Israel has fallen; there is none that shall raise her up.

All your friends have forgotten you; they shall not ask [about you] at all, for I have smitten you with the stroke of the enemy, [even] severe correction. Your sins have abounded above all your iniquity.

Your sins have abounded beyond the multitude of your iniquities, [therefore] they have done these things to you.

Remove Your scourge from me; I have fainted by reason of the strength of Your hand.

Therefore will I begin to smite you; I will destroy you in your sins.