Lamentations 5:16

5:16 The crown has fallen from our head;

woe to us, for we have sinned!

Lamentations 5:2

5:2 Our inheritance is turned over to strangers;

foreigners now occupy our homes.

Lamentations 1:1

The Prophet Speaks:

א (Alef)

1:1 Alas! The city once full of people

now sits all alone!

The prominent lady among the nations

has become a widow!

The princess who once ruled the provinces

has become a forced laborer!

Lamentations 1:1

The Prophet Speaks:

א (Alef)

1:1 Alas! The city once full of people

now sits all alone!

The prominent lady among the nations

has become a widow!

The princess who once ruled the provinces

has become a forced laborer!

Nehemiah 5:4

5:4 Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.

Nehemiah 9:37

9:37 Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress!