Jerusalem’s people are suffering and wandering. They remember all the treasures they used to have. But they fell into the hands of their enemies. And no one was there to help them. Their enemies looked at them. They laughed because Jerusalem had been destroyed.

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之时，就追想古时一切的乐境。她百姓落在敌人手中，无人救济；敌人看见，就因她的荒凉嗤笑。

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之时，就追想古时一切的荣华。她的百姓落在敌人手中，无人帮助；敌人看见，就因她的毁灭嗤笑。

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之时，就追想古时一切的荣华。她的百姓落在敌人手中，无人帮助；敌人看见，就因她的毁灭嗤笑。

在困苦流离中，耶路撒冷想起昔日的荣华。如今，她的人民落在敌人手中，无人援救。仇敌看见她，都嘲笑她的灭亡。

耶路撒冷在困苦飘流的日子，就追念她昔日的一切珍宝。她的人民落在敌人手里的时候，没有人帮助她。敌人看见她，就讥笑她的灭亡。

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之時，就追想古時一切的樂境。她百姓落在敵人手中，無人救濟；敵人看見，就因她的荒涼嗤笑。

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之時，就追想古時一切的榮華。她的百姓落在敵人手中，無人幫助；敵人看見，就因她的毀滅嗤笑。

耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之時，就追想古時一切的榮華。她的百姓落在敵人手中，無人幫助；敵人看見，就因她的毀滅嗤笑。

在困苦流離中，耶路撒冷想起昔日的榮華。如今，她的人民落在敵人手中，無人援救。仇敵看見她，都嘲笑她的滅亡。

耶路撒冷在困苦飄流的日子，就追念她昔日的一切珍寶。她的人民落在敵人手裡的時候，沒有人幫助她。敵人看見她，就譏笑她的滅亡。

耶路撒冷追想着她苦難和流浪的日子，回想起古時之日一切可愛的寶物。她人民落在敵人手中，無人救助；她的息滅、敵人看了就譏笑。

耶路撒冷遘難受迫時、追念疇昔之樂境兮、彼之居民陷於敵手、援助無人兮、厥敵見之、笑其荒寂兮、

耶路撒冷民既罹災害、爰念疇曩之安樂兮、今為敵虜、援手無人兮、遇斯患難、為敵姍笑兮。

耶路撒冷遭患難窘迫之時、追念疇昔一切樂境、今其居民、陷於敵手、援救無人、敵見其喪敗、無不姍笑、

In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands, there was no one to help her. Her enemies looked at her and laughed at her destruction.

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and wandering all the precious things that were hers from days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the foe, and there was none to help her, her foes gloated over her; they mocked at her downfall.

In the midst of her sadness and wandering, Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor. But now she has fallen to her enemy, and there is no one to help her. Her enemy struck her down and laughed as she fell.

During the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious belongings that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the adversary’s hand, she had no one to help. The adversaries looked at her, laughing over her downfall.

In the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her treasures That were hers since the days of old, When her people fell into the hand of the adversary And no one helped her. The adversaries saw her, They laughed at her ruin.

In the days of her affliction and roaming, Jerusalem remembers all her pleasant things That she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the enemy, With no one to help her, The adversaries saw her And mocked at her downfall.

Jerusalem remembereth in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.

During the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious belongings that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the adversary’s hand, she had no one to help. The adversaries looked at her, laughing over her downfall.

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her,[ and] did mock at her sabbaths.

Jerusalem remembers, when she became a poor homeless person, all her treasures that she owned in days of old. When her people fell into an enemy’s grip, none of her allies came to her rescue. Her enemies gloated over her; they sneered at her downfall.ח( Khet)

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old; when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and no one helped her. The adversaries saw her. They mocked at her desolations.

We are something our neighbors joke about. The nations around us laugh at us and make fun of us.

When I remember what has happened, I tell God all my troubles. I remember how I used to walk to the house of God. The Mighty One guarded my steps. We shouted with joy and praised God as we went along with the joyful crowd.

I thought about days gone by. I thought about the years of long ago.I remembered how I used to sing praise to you in the night. I thought about it, and here is what I asked myself.“ Will the Lord turn away from us forever? Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?Has his faithful love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed for all time?Has God forgotten to help us? Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”

I will sing a song for the Lord. He is the one I love. It’s a song about his vineyard Israel. The one I love had a vineyard. It was on a hillside that had rich soil.He dug up the soil and removed its stones. He planted the very best vines in it. He built a lookout tower there. He also cut out a winepress for it. Then he kept looking for a crop of good grapes. But the vineyard produced only bad fruit.So the Lord said,“ People of Jerusalem and Judah, you be the judge between me and my vineyard.What more could I have done for my vineyard? I did everything I could. I kept looking for a crop of good grapes. So why did it produce only bad ones?

God, I remembered you, and I groaned. I thought about you, and I became weak.

But now many nations have gathered together to attack you. They say,“ Let Jerusalem be made‘ unclean.’ We want to laugh when Zion suffers!”

The Lord our God is near us every time we pray to him. What other nation is great enough to have its gods that close to them?I’m giving you the laws of the Lord today. What other nation is great enough to have rules and laws as fair as these?

She will still chase after her lovers. But she won’t catch them. She’ll look for them. But she won’t find them. Then she’ll say,‘ I’ll go back to my husband. That’s where I was at first. I was better off then than I am now.’

The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land. It has brooks, streams and deep springs of water. Those springs flow in its valleys and hills.It has wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey.There is plenty of food in that land. You will have everything you need. Its rocks have iron in them. And you can dig copper out of its hills.

He has made his word known to the people of Jacob. He has made his laws and rules known to Israel.He hasn’t done that for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord.

The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,“ The king of Judah has sent you to ask me for advice. Tell him,‘ Pharaoh’s army has marched out to help you. But it will go back to its own land. It will return to Egypt.

“ But Abraham replied,‘ Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.

Those who held us as prisoners asked us to sing. Those who enjoyed hurting us ordered us to sing joyful songs. They said,“ Sing one of the songs of Zion to us!”How can we sing the songs of the Lord while we are in another land?

And that’s not all. Our eyes grew tired. We looked for help that never came. We watched from our towers. We kept looking for a nation that couldn’t save us.

Has any god ever tried to take one nation out of another to be his own? Has any god done it by testing his people? Has any god done it with signs and amazing deeds or with war? Has any god reached out his mighty hand and powerful arm? Or has any god shown his people his great and wonderful acts? The Lord your God did all those things for you in Egypt. With your very own eyes you saw him do them.The Lord showed you those things so that you might know he is God. There is no other God except him.From heaven he made you hear his voice. He wanted to teach you. On earth he showed you his great fire. You heard his words coming out of the fire.He loved your people of long ago. He chose their children after them. So he brought you out of Egypt. He used his great strength to do it.

All those who pass by clap their hands and make fun of you. They laugh at you and shake their heads at the city of Jerusalem. They say,“ Could that be the city that was called perfect and beautiful? Is that the city that brought joy to everyone on earth?”All your enemies open their mouths wide against you. They laugh at you and grind their teeth. They say,“ We have swallowed up Jerusalem’s people. This is the day we’ve waited for. And we’ve lived to see it.”

“ How I long for the times when things were better! That’s when God watched over me.The light of his lamp shone on me. I walked through darkness by his light.Those were the best days of my life. That’s when God’s friendship blessed my house.The Mighty One was still with me. My children were all around me.The path in front of me was like sweet cream. It was as if the rock poured out olive oil for me.“ In those days I went to the city gate. I took my seat as a member of the council.Young people who saw me stepped to one side. Old people stood up as I approached.The leaders stopped speaking. They covered their mouths with their hands.The voices of the nobles became quiet. Their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.Everyone who heard me said good things about me. Those who saw me honored me.That’s because I saved poor people who cried out for help. I saved helpless children whose fathers had died.Those who were dying gave me their blessing. I made the hearts of widows sing.I put on a godly life as if it were my clothes. Fairness was my robe and my turban.I was like eyes for those who were blind. I was like feet for those who couldn’t walk.I was like a father to needy people. I stood up for strangers in court.Sinners are like animals that have powerful teeth. But I took from their mouths the people they had caught.“ I thought,‘ I’ll die in my own house. The days of my life will be as many as the grains of sand.My roots will reach down to the water. The dew will lie all night on my branches.I will remain healthy and strong. My bow will stay as good as new in my hand.’“ People wanted to hear what I had to say. They waited silently for the advice I gave them.After I had spoken, they didn’t speak anymore. My words fell gently on their ears.They waited for me just as they would wait for rain showers. They drank my words just as they would drink the spring rain.When I smiled at them, they could hardly believe it. The light of my face lifted their spirits.I chose the way they should go. I sat as their chief. I lived as a king lives among his troops. I was like someone who comforts those who are sad.“ But now those who are younger than I am make fun of me. I wouldn’t even put their parents with my sheep dogs!

“ Then he began to think clearly again. He said,‘ How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough food! But here I am dying from hunger!