Lamentations 1:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ After enduring intense suffering and endless servitude,
    Judah has gone into exile.
She lives among the nations
    but finds no resting place.
In the midst of her distress
    her persecutors have overtaken her.
⁴ The roads to Zion mourn,
    for no pilgrims now come to her festivals.
All of her gateways are deserted;
    her priests groan,
her young maidens are grief-stricken
    and their fate is bitter.
⁵ Her foes have become her masters,
    and her enemies prosper,
for the Lord has made her suffer
    for her endless transgressions.
Her children are no longer there,
    having been taken captive by their oppressor.