Lamentations 1:14-16

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁴ “The ^(A)yoke of my transgressions is bound;
By His hand they are knit together.
They have ^(B)come upon my neck;
He has made my strength ^[a]fail.
The Lord ^(C)has given me into the hands
Of those against whom I am not able to stand.
¹⁵ “The ^(D)Lord has rejected 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 who restores my soul.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy has prevailed.”