ט Teth

Her uncleanness stains her skirts.(A)
She never considered her end.
Her downfall was astonishing;(B)
there was no one to comfort her.
Lord, look on my affliction,
for the enemy boasts.

י Yod

10 The adversary has seized
all her precious belongings.
She has even seen the nations
enter her sanctuary—
those you had forbidden
to enter your assembly.(C)

כ Kaph

11 All her people groan
while they search for bread.(D)
They have traded their precious belongings for food
in order to stay alive.(E)
Lord, look and see
how I have become despised.

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Her filthiness clung to her skirts;
    she did not consider her future.(A)
Her fall(B) was astounding;
    there was none to comfort(C) her.
“Look, Lord, on my affliction,(D)
    for the enemy has triumphed.”

10 The enemy laid hands
    on all her treasures;(E)
she saw pagan nations
    enter her sanctuary(F)
those you had forbidden(G)
    to enter your assembly.

11 All her people groan(H)
    as they search for bread;(I)
they barter their treasures for food
    to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
    for I am despised.”

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