Lamentations 1:9-11

International Children’s Bible

⁹ Jerusalem made herself unclean by her sins.
    She did not think about what would happen to her.
Her defeat was surprising.
    There was no one to comfort her.
She says, “Lord, see how I suffer.
    The enemy has won.”

¹⁰ The enemy reached out and took
    all her precious things.
She even saw foreigners
    enter her Temple.
Lord, you had commanded
    that they should not enter the meeting of your people.

¹¹ All of Jerusalem’s people are groaning.
    They are looking for bread.
They are giving away their precious things for food
    so they can stay alive.
The city says, “Look, Lord, and see.
    I am hated.”