1 ^(A)How lonely sits the city
    that was full of people!
How like ^(B)a widow has she become,
    she who was great among the nations!
She who was ^(C)a princess among the provinces
    has become ^(D)a slave.

²⁸ Let him ^(A)sit alone in silence
    when it is laid on him;

²⁶ And ^(A)her gates shall lament and mourn;
    empty, she shall ^(B)sit on the ground.