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
ד (Dalet)
1:4 The roads to Zion 12 mourn 13
because no one 14 travels to the festivals. 15
All her city gates 16 are deserted; 17
her priests groan. 18
Her virgins grieve; 19
she is in bitter anguish! 20