4:21 She named the boy Ichabod, 1 saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband. 4:22 She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”
26:8 O Lord, I love the temple where you live, 2
the place where your splendor is revealed. 3
42:3 I cannot eat, I weep day and night; 4
all day long they say to me, 5 “Where is your God?”
42:10 My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, 6
as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” 7
69:9 Certainly 8 zeal for 9 your house 10 consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you. 11
ס (Samek)
2:15 All who passed by on the road
clapped their hands to mock you. 12
They sneered and shook their heads
at Daughter Jerusalem.
“Ha! Is this the city they called 13
‘The perfection of beauty, 14
the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” 15
פ (Pe)
2:16 All your enemies
gloated over you. 16
They sneered and gnashed their teeth;
they said, “We have destroyed 17 her!
Ha! We have waited a long time for this day.
We have lived to see it!” 18
ע (Ayin)
2:17 The Lord has done what he planned;
he has fulfilled 19 his promise 20
that he threatened 21 long ago: 22
He has overthrown you without mercy 23
and has enabled the enemy to gloat over you;
he has exalted your adversaries’ power. 24
צ (Tsade)
2:18 Cry out 25 from your heart 26 to the Lord, 27
O wall of Daughter Zion! 28
Make your tears flow like a river
all day and all night long! 29
Do not rest;
do not let your tears 30 stop!
ק (Qof)
2:19 Get up! Cry out in the night 31
when the night watches start! 32
Pour out your heart 33 like water
before the face of the Lord! 34
Lift up your hands 35 to him
for your children’s lives; 36
they are fainting 37
at every street corner. 38