WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.720 The Lamentations of Jeremiah, Chapter One How doth the city sit solitary that was 00:07.720 --> 00:08.320 full of people? 00:09.060 --> 00:14.220 How is she become as a widow, she that was great among the nations, and princess 00:14.220 --> 00:15.200 among the provinces? 00:15.940 --> 00:17.820 How is she become tributary? 00:18.480 --> 00:22.160 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. 00:22.920 --> 00:25.400 Among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her. 00:26.240 --> 00:28.440 All her friends have dealt treacherously with her. 00:29.240 --> 00:30.560 They are become her enemies. 00:31.400 --> 00:34.860 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great 00:34.860 --> 00:35.520 servitude. 00:36.600 --> 00:37.900 She dwelleth among the heathen. 00:38.520 --> 00:39.740 She findeth no rest. 00:40.580 --> 00:43.440 All her persecutors overtook her between the straits. 00:44.400 --> 00:48.120 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts. 00:49.120 --> 00:50.600 All her gates are desolate. 00:51.340 --> 00:52.360 Her priests sigh. 00:52.920 --> 00:54.380 Her virgins are afflicted. 00:54.900 --> 00:56.380 And she is in bitterness. 00:57.680 --> 00:59.420 Her adversaries are the chief. 00:59.920 --> 01:00.960 Her enemies prosper. 01:01.760 --> 01:05.140 For the Lord hath afflicted her, for the multitude of her transgressions. 01:05.980 --> 01:08.440 Her children are gone into captivity before the enemy. 01:09.080 --> 01:12.400 And from the daughter of Zion, all her beauty is departed. 01:13.540 --> 01:16.580 Her princes are become like hearts that find no pasture. 01:17.280 --> 01:19.660 And they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 01:21.060 --> 01:24.940 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction, and of her miseries, 01:25.340 --> 01:29.600 all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into 01:29.600 --> 01:32.140 the hands of the enemy, and none did help her. 01:32.860 --> 01:35.780 The adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. 01:36.860 --> 01:40.520 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned, therefore she is removed. 01:41.140 --> 01:44.940 All that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness. 01:45.280 --> 01:47.820 Yea, she sieth, and turneth backward. 01:48.840 --> 01:50.440 Her filthiness is in her skirts. 01:50.440 --> 01:55.500 She remembereth not her last end, therefore she came down wonderfully. 01:56.300 --> 01:57.340 She had no comforter. 01:58.460 --> 02:03.520 O Lord, behold my affliction, for the enemy hath magnified himself. 02:05.120 --> 02:08.920 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things. 02:09.760 --> 02:13.820 For she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst 02:13.820 --> 02:16.380 command that they should not enter into thy congregation. 02:17.120 --> 02:19.840 All her people sigh, they seek bread. 02:20.780 --> 02:23.740 They have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul. 02:24.780 --> 02:28.200 See, O Lord, and consider, for I am become vile. 02:28.940 --> 02:31.260 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? 02:31.720 --> 02:36.220 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto 02:36.220 --> 02:40.140 me, wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. 02:41.280 --> 02:45.300 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them. 02:45.860 --> 02:47.620 He hath spread a net for my feet. 02:48.240 --> 02:49.500 He hath turned me back. 02:50.400 --> 02:53.360 He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 02:54.720 --> 02:57.220 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. 02:57.580 --> 02:59.400 They are wreathed and come up upon my neck. 02:59.960 --> 03:01.560 He hath made my strength to fall. 03:02.100 --> 03:06.140 The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. 03:06.800 --> 03:10.660 The Lord hath trodden underfoot all my mighty men in the midst of me. 03:11.420 --> 03:14.060 He hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men. 03:14.700 --> 03:19.060 The Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. 03:20.280 --> 03:21.420 For these things I weep. 03:22.100 --> 03:25.980 Mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should 03:25.980 --> 03:27.840 relieve my soul is far from me. 03:28.460 --> 03:31.480 My children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. 03:32.600 --> 03:36.420 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her. 03:37.080 --> 03:41.980 The Lord hath commanded, concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about 03:41.980 --> 03:42.200 him. 03:43.160 --> 03:45.680 Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. 03:47.260 --> 03:51.160 The Lord is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. 03:51.580 --> 03:55.100 Here, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow. 03:55.900 --> 03:58.180 My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. 03:59.240 --> 04:01.740 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me. 04:02.540 --> 04:06.100 My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their 04:06.100 --> 04:07.440 meat to relieve their souls. 04:08.280 --> 04:10.480 Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress. 04:11.100 --> 04:16.080 My bowels are troubled, my heart is turned within me, for I have grievously rebelled. 04:16.700 --> 04:18.160 Abroad the sword bereaveth. 04:18.800 --> 04:19.920 At home there is as death. 04:20.640 --> 04:21.760 They have heard that I sigh. 04:22.360 --> 04:23.760 There is none to comfort me. 04:24.400 --> 04:26.080 All mine enemies have heard of my trouble. 04:26.820 --> 04:28.180 They are glad that thou hast done it. 04:28.960 --> 04:32.560 Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me. 04:33.380 --> 04:37.300 Let all their wickedness come before thee, and do unto them as thou hast done unto 04:37.300 --> 04:39.000 me, for all my transgressions. 04:39.000 --> 04:43.360 For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.