8. The Lord determined to destroythe wall of Daughter Zion.He stretched out a measuring line and did not restrain Himself from destroying.He made the ramparts and walls grieve;together they waste away.
9. Zion’s gates have fallen to the ground; He has destroyed and shattered the bars on her gates.Her king and her leaders live among the nations,instruction is no more,and even her prophets receiveno vision from the Lord.
10. The elders of Daughter Zionsit on the ground in silence.They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth.The young women of Jerusalemhave bowed their heads to the ground.
11. My eyes are worn out from weeping; I am churning within.My heart is poured out in grief because of the destruction of my dear people, because children and infants faintin the streets of the city.
12. They cry out to their mothers:Where is the grain and wine? as they faint like the woundedin the streets of the city,as their lives fade awayin the arms of their mothers.
13. What can I say on your behalf?What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?What can I liken you to,so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?For your ruin is as vast as the sea.Who can heal you?