Lamentations 1:4-6

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴ The roads to Zion are mourning,
    because there are no travelers going to the appointed assemblies.
    All her gates are deserted. Her priests groan.
    Her virgins grieve. Her grief is bitter.
⁵ Her foes have risen to the top. Her enemies prosper.
    Because of her many acts of rebellion, the Lord has brought grief to her.
    Her children have gone into captivity in the presence of the foe.
⁶ The daughter of Zion^[a] has lost all her splendor.
    Her officials have become like deer that find no pasture.
    Powerless, they fled before^[b] the pursuer.