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The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor.
ח(Khet) The LORD was determined to tear down Daughter Zion’s wall. He prepared to knock it down; he did not withdraw his hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and fortified walls lament; together they mourned their ruin.
ו(Vav) He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.
ח(Khet) The LORD’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.
ב(Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold– Alas!– but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter.
ג(Gimel) Even the jackals nurse their young at their breast, but my people are cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness.
It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.
ת(Tav) Pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to what they have done.
ה(He) The Lord, like an enemy, destroyed Israel. He destroyed all her palaces; he ruined her fortified cities. He made everyone in Daughter Judah mourn and lament.