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“Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
“Judah mourns And her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground in mourning clothes And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Judah mourns and her gates languish; [her people] sit in black [mourning garb] upon the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Judah mourns; her city gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
Judah mourns; her gates wither away. The people fall to the ground in sorrow, as sobs of Jerusalem ascend.
“Y’hudah is mourning, her gates are languishing; they sit on the ground in gloom; Yerushalayim sends up a cry of anguish.
Judah and Jerusalem weep as the land dries up.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
Judea hath mourned, and the gates thereof are fallen, and are become obscure on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
“The nation of Judah cries for people who have died. The people in the cities of Judah grow weaker and weaker. They lie on the ground. People in Jerusalem, cry to God for help.
‘Judah's people are very sad and upset. The people in Judah's cities are becoming weak. They are sitting on the ground and they are weeping. Jerusalem's people call to me for help.
Judah mourns. Her city gates fall apart. They mourn for the land, and a cry of grief rises from Jerusalem.
“Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
“Judah mourns, and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
“The nation of Judah ·cries as if someone has died [mourns], and her ·cities [L gates] ·are very sad [languish]. They ·are distressed [wail] over the land. A cry goes up [C to God] from Jerusalem.
Judah hath mourned, and the gates thereof are desolate, they have been brought to heaviness unto the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goeth up.
Judah mourns; its gates fall apart. The people of Judah sit in mourning on the ground. Their cry goes up from Jerusalem.
“Judah is in mourning; its cities are dying, its people lie on the ground in sorrow, and Jerusalem cries out for help.
Judah mourns; her gates languish. Her people are on the ground in mourning; Jerusalem’s cry rises up.
“The nation of Judah cries. Her cities are dying. They cry out for the land. A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.
“Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourns, and its gates languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the outcry of Jerusalem has gone up.
“Judah mourns, and her gates languish, they are in mourning on the ground, and the cry of lament of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourns; business has ground to a halt; all the people prostrate themselves to the earth, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
God’s Message that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought: “Judah weeps, her cities mourn. The people fall to the ground, moaning, while sounds of Jerusalem’s sobs rise up, up. The rich people sent their servants for water. They went to the cisterns, but the cisterns were dry. They came back with empty buckets, wringing their hands, shaking their heads. All the farm work has stopped. Not a drop of rain has fallen. The farmers don’t know what to do. They wring their hands, they shake their heads. Even the doe abandons her fawn in the field because there is no grass— Eyes glazed over, on her last legs, nothing but skin and bones.”
Judah mourns, and the gates languish; they sit on the ground while mourning, and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Judah mourns; its gates fall apart. The people of Judah sit in mourning on the ground. Their cry goes up from Jerusalem.
Judah mourns, her gates are lifeless; They are bowed to the ground, and the outcry of Jerusalem goes up.
“Judah mourns And her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground in mourning garments, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
“Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
Judah is in mourning, and her towns languish. Her people lie on the ground in mourning; a cry of anguish goes up from Jerusalem.
“The nation of Judah cries as if someone has died, and her cities are very sad. They are distressed over the land. A cry goes up to God from Jerusalem.
“The people of Judah are in mourning. The people in her cities are pining away. They lie on the ground expressing their sorrow. Cries of distress come up to me from Jerusalem.
“Judah is filled with sadness. Its cities are wasting away. The people weep for the land. Crying is heard in Jerusalem.
“Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
‘Judah mourns, her cities languish; they wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
“Judah mourns, And her gates languish; They mourn for the land, And the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
“Judah is full of sorrow and her gates are weak. Her people sit on the ground in sorrow, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
“Judah wilts; commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt. All the people sit on the ground in mourning, and a great cry rises from Jerusalem.
Judah mourns and her gates languish; they lie in gloom on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourns and her gates languish; they lie in gloom on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourns and her gates languish; they lie in gloom on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah mourns, and her gates languish; they lie in gloom on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Yehudah mourneth, and the she’arim (gates, i.e., towns) thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Yerushalayim is gone up.
“Judah mourns and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
“Judah mourns and her gates languish; her people lament on the ground, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah will mourn, and her gates languish. They will bow in black to the ground And Jerusalem’s wail will go up.
Eternal One: Judah mourns and her cities grow weak; her people collapse to the ground in grief. The cries of Jerusalem echo through the city.
“Judah mourns, and its gates languish. They sit in black on the ground. The cry of Jerusalem goes up.
Judah wailed, and the gates thereof fell down (and its cities fell down), and be made dark in [the] earth, and the cry of Jerusalem went up.
Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.
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