Now, Jeremiah, say this to them:“ Night and day my eyes overflow with tears. I cannot stop weeping, for my virgin daughter— my precious people— has been struck down and lies mortally wounded.

你要将这话对他们说：‘愿我眼泪汪汪，昼夜不息，因为我百姓受了裂口破坏的大伤。

你要向他们说这些话：愿我眼泪汪汪，昼夜不息，因为少女—我百姓受了重大的打击，伤口极其严重。

你要向他们说这些话：愿我眼泪汪汪，昼夜不息，因为少女—我百姓受了重大的打击，伤口极其严重。

“耶利米，你要对他们说，‘让我昼夜泪眼汪汪吧，因为我的同胞遭受重创，遍体鳞伤。

“你要对他们说这话：‘愿我的眼泪直流，日夜不停；因为我的同胞（“同胞”原文作“人民的处女”）遭受极大的毁灭，受到很严重的打击。

你要將這話對他們說：願我眼淚汪汪，晝夜不息，因為我百姓受了裂口破壞的大傷。

你要向他們說這些話：願我眼淚汪汪，晝夜不息，因為少女－我百姓受了重大的打擊，傷口極其嚴重。

你要向他們說這些話：願我眼淚汪汪，晝夜不息，因為少女－我百姓受了重大的打擊，傷口極其嚴重。

「耶利米，你要對他們說，『讓我晝夜淚眼汪汪吧，因為我的同胞遭受重創，遍體鱗傷。

“你要對他們說這話：‘願我的眼淚直流，日夜不停；因為我的同胞（“同胞”原文作“人民的處女”）遭受極大的毀滅，受到很嚴重的打擊。

『你要將這話對他們說：「願我的眼流下淚水，晝夜不息；因為我的子民受了極厲害的擊傷，破裂的破爛很大。

爾其以是言語之曰、我目流涕、晝夜不息、我民處女、大見摧殘、而受重傷、

爾以我言播告於民、耶利米曰、斯民遭難孔艱、可為晝夜痛哭流涕也。

爾以斯言告民曰、我耶利米目流淚、晝夜不息、緣我民大受折損、其傷甚重、

“ Speak this word to them:“‘ Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow.

“ Jeremiah, give them this message. Tell them,“‘ Let tears flow from my eyes. Let them pour out night and day. Never let them stop. The people of my own nation have suffered a terrible wound. They have been crushed.

“ You shall say to them this word:‘ Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound, with a very grievous blow.

You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.

You will say this word to them,‘ Let my eyes stream down tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow, With a sorely infected wound.

“ Therefore you shall say this word to them:‘ Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.

And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for the virgin daughter of my people has been destroyed by a great disaster, an extremely severe wound.

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

“ Tell these people this, Jeremiah:‘ My eyes overflow with tears day and night without ceasing. For my people, my dear children, have suffered a crushing blow. They have suffered a serious wound.

“ You shall say this word to them:“‘ Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.

And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.

If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.

I hurt with the hurt of my people. I mourn and am overcome with grief.

“ The Lord has treated my mighty men with contempt. At his command a great army has come to crush my young warriors. The Lord has trampled his beloved city like grapes are trampled in a winepress.“ For all these things I weep; tears flow down my cheeks. No one is here to comfort me; any who might encourage me are far away. My children have no future, for the enemy has conquered us.”

What can I say about you? Who has ever seen such sorrow? O daughter of Jerusalem, to what can I compare your anguish? O virgin daughter of Zion, how can I comfort you? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

Cry aloud before the Lord, O walls of beautiful Jerusalem! Let your tears flow like a river day and night. Give yourselves no rest; give your eyes no relief.

“ Therefore, I will wound you! I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.

Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions. Tsadhe

the Lord has spoken this word against him:“ The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs at you. The daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head in derision as you flee.

My wound is severe, and my grief is great. My sickness is incurable, but I must bear it.

Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!My tears flow endlessly; they will not stop

My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken.

“ The virgin Israel has fallen, never to rise again! She lies abandoned on the ground, with no one to help her up.”

O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you be angry with our prayers?You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful.

All your lovers— your allies— have left you and do not care about you anymore. I have wounded you cruelly, as though I were your enemy. For your sins are many, and your guilt is great.Why do you protest your punishment— this wound that has no cure? I have had to punish you because your sins are many and your guilt is great.

But please stop striking me! I am exhausted by the blows from your hand.