16. I weep because of these things;my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to keep me alive.My children are desolatebecause the enemy has prevailed.
17. Zion stretches out her hands;there is no one to comfort her.The Lord has issued a decree against Jacobthat his neighbors should be his adversaries.Jerusalem has becomesomething impure among them.
18. The Lord is just,for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people;look at my pain.My young men and womenhave gone into captivity.