א (Alef) 1
1:1 2 Alas! 3 The city once full of people 4
now sits all alone! 5
The prominent 6 lady among the nations
has become a widow! 7
The princess 8 who once ruled the provinces 9
has become 10 a forced laborer! 11
ב (Bet)
1:2 She weeps bitterly at night;
tears stream down her cheeks. 12
She has no one to comfort her
among all her lovers. 13
All her friends have betrayed her;
they have become her enemies.
ע (Ayin)
1:16 I weep because of these things;
my eyes 14 flow with tears. 15
For there is no one in sight who can comfort me 16
or encourage me. 17
My children 18 are desolated 19
because an enemy has prevailed.
פ (Pe)
1:17 Zion spread out her hands,
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has issued a decree against Jacob;
his neighbors 20 have become his enemies.
Jerusalem has become
like filthy garbage 21 in their midst. 22
ש (Sin/Shin)
1:21 They have heard 23 that I groan,
yet there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
they are glad that you 24 have brought it about. 25
Bring about 26 the day of judgment 27 that you promised 28
so that 29 they may end up 30 like me!