Lamentations 2:10-12

Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion
^(A)Sit on the ground; they ^(B)are silent.
They have thrown ^(C)dust up on their heads;
They have girded themselves with ^(D)sackcloth.
The ^(E)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads down to the ground.

¹¹ My ^(F)eyes fail because of tears;
My ^[a](G)inmost being is greatly disturbed;
My ^[b](H)heart is poured out on the earth
^(I)Because of the ^[c]destruction of the daughter of my people,
When ^(J)infants and nursing babies faint
In the open squares of the city.

¹² They say to their mothers,
“^(K)Where is grain and wine?”
As they faint like a wounded man
In the open squares of the city,
As their ^(L)life is poured out
On their mothers’ bosom.