14 The (A)yoke of my wrongdoings is bound;
By His hand they are woven together.
They have (B)come upon my neck;
He has made my strength [a]fail.
The Lord (C)has handed me over
To those against whom I am not able to stand.
15 The (D)Lord has thrown away all my strong men
In my midst;
He has called an appointed [b]time against me
To crush my (E)young men;
The Lord has (F)trodden as in a wine press
The virgin daughter of Judah.
16 For these things I (G)weep;
[c]My eyes run down with water;
Because far from me is a (H)comforter,
One to restore my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:14 Lit falter
  2. Lamentations 1:15 Another reading is feast
  3. Lamentations 1:16 Lit My eye, my eye

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