Jeremiah 9:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ Thus says the Lord of hosts:
    Listen to my command! Summon the mourning women;
    send for those who are most skilled in this regard.
¹⁸ Let them come quickly
    and raise a dirge for us
so that our eyes may overflow with tears
    and our cheeks may be wet with weeping.
¹⁹ May a sound of lamenting be heard in Zion,
    “Great is our ruin;
    intense is our shame.
We must leave our land;
    our homes have been destroyed.”^[a]