<t /><p class="lamhebrew"><b>&#1488;b> (<i>Alefi>)<n id="1" />p><n id="2" /><p class="poetry">Alas!<n id="3" /> The city once full of people<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">now sits all alone!<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">The prominent<n id="6" /> lady among the nationsp> <p class="poetry">has become a widow!<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">The princess<n id="8" /> who once ruled the provinces<n id="9" />p> <p class="poetry">has become<n id="10" /> a forced laborer!<n id="11" />p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1495; (<i>Kheti>)p> <p class="poetry">Jerusalem committed terrible sin;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">therefore she became an object of scorn.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">All who admired<n id="3" /> her have despised her<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">because they have seen her nakedness.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">She groans aloud<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">and turns away in shame.<n id="7" />p>

<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1508; (<i>Pei>)p> <p class="poetry">Zion spread out her hands,p> <p class="poetry">but there is no one to comfort her.p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> has issued a decree against Jacob;p> <p class="poetry">his neighbors<n id="1" /> have become his enemies.p> <p class="poetry">Jerusalem has becomep> <p class="poetry">like filthy garbage<n id="2" /> in their midst.<n id="3" />p>