Lamentations 1:8–11

8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly

and so has become unclean.

All who honored her despise her,

for they have all seen her naked;

she herself groans

and turns away.

9 Her filthiness clung to her skirts;

she did not consider her future.

Her fall was astounding;

there was none to comfort her.

“Look, Lord, on my affliction,

for the enemy has triumphed.”

10 The enemy laid hands

on all her treasures;

she saw pagan nations

enter her sanctuary—

those you had forbidden

to enter your assembly.

11 All her people groan

as they search for bread;

they barter their treasures for food

to keep themselves alive.

“Look, Lord, and consider,

for I am despised.”

8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed:

All that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:

Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end;

Therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter.

O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things:

For she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary,

Whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread;

They have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul:

See, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.

8 Jerusalem has sinned greatly,

so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag.

All who once honored her now despise her,

for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated.

All she can do is groan

and hide her face.

9 She defiled herself with immorality

and gave no thought to her future.

Now she lies in the gutter

with no one to lift her out.

“Lord, see my misery,” she cries.

“The enemy has triumphed.”

10 The enemy has plundered her completely,

taking every precious thing she owns.

She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple,

the place the Lord had forbidden them to enter.

11 Her people groan as they search for bread.

They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive.

“O Lord, look,” she mourns,

“and see how I am despised.

8 Jerusalem has sinned gravely,

Therefore she has become vile.

All who honored her despise her

Because they have seen her nakedness;

Yes, she sighs and turns away.

9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts;

She did not consider her destiny;

Therefore her collapse was awesome;

She had no comforter.

“O Lord, behold my affliction,

For the enemy is exalted!”

10 The adversary has spread his hand

Over all her pleasant things;

For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary,

Those whom You commanded

Not to enter Your assembly.

11 All her people sigh,

They seek bread;

They have given their valuables for food to restore life.

“See, O Lord, and consider,

For I am scorned.”

8 Jerusalem sinned terribly,

so she has become unclean.

Those who honored her now hate her,

because they have seen her nakedness.

She groans

and turns away.

9 She made herself dirty by her sins

and did not think about what would happen to her.

Her defeat was surprising,

and no one could comfort her.

She says, “Lord, see how I suffer,

because the enemy has won.”

10 The enemy reached out and took

all her precious things.

She even saw foreigners

enter her Temple.

The Lord had commanded foreigners

never to enter the meeting place of his people.

11 All of Jerusalem’s people groan,

looking for bread.

They are trading their precious things for food

so they can stay alive.

The city says, “Look, Lord, and see.

I am hated.”

8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing;

All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:

Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

9 Her filthiness was in her skirts; she remembered not her latter end;

Therefore is she come down wonderfully; she hath no comforter:

Behold, O Jehovah, my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself.

10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things:

For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary,

Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thine assembly.

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread;

They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul:

See, O Jehovah, and behold; for I am become abject.

8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore is she removed as an impurity: all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; and she sigheth, and turneth backward. 9 Her impurity was in her skirts, she remembered not her latter end; and she came down wonderfully: she hath no comforter. Jehovah, behold my affliction; for the enemy hath magnified himself. 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her precious things; for she hath seen the nations enter into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. 11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to revive their soul. See, Jehovah, and consider, for I am become vile.

8 Jerusalem has sinned so much that it has become a filthy thing. 

Everyone who used to honor it now despises it. 

They’ve seen it naked. 

Jerusalem groans and turns away. 

9 Jerusalem’s own filth ⸤covers⸥ its clothes. 

It gave no thought to its future. 

Its downfall was shocking. 

No one offers it comfort. 

‘O Lord, look at my suffering, 

because my enemies have triumphed.’ 

10 The enemies laid their hands on all of the city’s treasures. 

Jerusalem has seen the nations enter the holy place. 

‘O Lord, they are the same people 

you have forbidden to enter your congregation.’ 

11 All the people are groaning as they beg for bread. 

They trade their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. 

‘O Lord, look and see how despised I am!’ ” 

8 Jerusalem has sinned grievously;

therefore, she has become an object of scorn.

All who honored her now despise her,

for they have seen her nakedness.

She herself groans and turns away.

9 Her uncleanness stains her skirts.

She never considered her end.

Her downfall was astonishing;

there was no one to comfort her.

Lord, look on my affliction,

for the enemy triumphs!

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.

11 All her people groan

while they search for bread.

They have traded their precious belongings for food

in order to stay alive.

Lord, look and see

how I have become despised.

8 Jerusalem sinned grievously,

so she has become a filthy thing;

all who honored her despise her,

for they have seen her nakedness;

she herself groans

and turns her face away.

9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts;

she took no thought of her future;

her downfall was appalling,

with none to comfort her.

Look, O Lord, at my affliction,

for the enemy has triumphed!

10 Enemies have stretched out their hands

over all her precious things;

she has even seen the nations

invade her sanctuary,

those whom you forbade

to enter your congregation.

11 All her people groan

as they search for bread;

they trade their treasures for food

to revive their lives.

Look, O Lord, and see

how worthless I have become.

8 Jerusalem sinned grievously,

thus she became an objection of derision;

all those who honored her despise her

because they have seen her nakedness.

She herself groans

and turns away.

9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts;

she did not remember her future,

she has descended beyond understanding,

there is no comforter for her.

See, O Yahweh, my persecution!

My enemy has been made great!

10 The enemy has stretched out his hand

over all her treasures;

for she has seen the nations,

they entered her sanctuary,

those whom you commanded not to enter

in your assembly.

11 All her people groan,

they are searching for bread.

They give their treasures for food,

to bring back life.

See, O Yahweh, and look,

how I am despised.

8 Its people have committed many sins.

They have become polluted.

All those who honored Jerusalem now look down on it.

They look at it as if it were a naked woman.

The city groans and turns away in shame.

9 Her skirts are dirty.

She didn’t think about how things might turn out.

Her fall from power amazed everyone.

And no one was there to comfort her.

She said, “Lord, please pay attention to how much I’m suffering.

My enemies have won the battle over me.”

10 Jerusalem’s enemies took away

all of its treasures.

Its people saw strangers

enter its temple.

The Lord had commanded them

not to do that.

11 All of Jerusalem’s people groan

as they search for bread.

They trade their treasures for food

just to stay alive.

They say, “Lord, look at us.

Think about our condition.

Everyone looks down on us.”

8 Jerusalem sinned greatly,

Therefore she has become an unclean thing.

All who honored her despise her

Because they have seen her nakedness;

Even she herself groans and turns away.

9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts;

She did not consider her future.

Therefore she has fallen astonishingly;

She has no comforter.

“See, O Lord, my affliction,

For the enemy has magnified himself!”

10 The adversary has stretched out his hand

Over all her precious things,

For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary,

The ones whom You commanded

That they should not enter into Your congregation.

11 All her people groan seeking bread;

They have given their precious things for food

To restore their lives themselves.

“See, O Lord, and look,

For I am despised.”