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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Lamentations 1 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/lamentations/1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/lamentations/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Lamentations 1</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/52.htm" title="Jeremiah 52">◄</a> Lamentations 1 <a href="../lamentations/2.htm" title="Lamentations 2">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">The Sorrows of Jerusalem</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_1"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.1" class="v25_1_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Lam.1.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> How lonely lies Jerusalem, once so full of people!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_1">Once honored by the world, she is now like a widow;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_1">The noblest of cities has fallen into slavery.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_2"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.2" class="v25_1_2">2</span>All night long she cries; tears run down her cheeks.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_2">Of all her former friends, not one is left to comfort her.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_2">Her allies have betrayed her and are all against her now.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_3"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.3" class="v25_1_3">3</span>Judah's people are helpless slaves, forced away from home.<a href="#fn" id="link_Lam.1.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_3">They live in other lands, with no place to call their own—</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_3">Surrounded by enemies, with no way to escape.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_4"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.4" class="v25_1_4">4</span>No one comes to the Temple now to worship on the holy days.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_4">The young women who sang there suffer, and the priests can only groan.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_4">The city gates stand empty, and Zion is in agony.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_5"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.5" class="v25_1_5">5</span>Her enemies succeeded; they hold her in their power.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_5">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> has made her suffer for all her many sins;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_5">Her children have been captured and taken away.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_6"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.6" class="v25_1_6">6</span>The splendor of Jerusalem is a thing of the past.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_6">Her leaders are like deer that are weak from hunger,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_6">Whose strength is almost gone as they flee from the hunters.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_7"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.7" class="v25_1_7">7</span>A lonely ruin now, Jerusalem recalls her ancient splendor.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_7">When she fell to the enemy, there was no one to help her;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_7">Her conquerors laughed at her downfall.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_8"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.8" class="v25_1_8">8</span>Her honor is gone; she is naked and held in contempt.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_8">She groans and hides her face in shame.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_8">Jerusalem made herself filthy with terrible sin.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_9"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.9" class="v25_1_9">9</span>Her uncleanness was easily seen, but she showed no concern for her fate.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_9">Her downfall was terrible; no one can comfort her.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_9">Her enemies have won, and she cries to the <span class="nd">Lord</span> for mercy.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_10"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.10" class="v25_1_10">10</span>The enemies robbed her of all her treasures.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_10">She saw them enter the Temple itself,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_10">Where the <span class="nd">Lord</span> had forbidden Gentiles to go.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_11"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.11" class="v25_1_11">11</span>Her people groan as they look for something to eat;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_11">They exchange their treasures for food to keep themselves alive.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_11">“Look at me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,” the city cries; “see me in my misery.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_12"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.12" class="v25_1_12">12</span>“Look at me!” she cries to everyone who passes by.<a href="#fn" id="link_Lam.1.12!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_12">“No one has ever had pain like mine,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_12">Pain that the <span class="nd">Lord</span> brought on me in the time of his anger.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_13"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.13" class="v25_1_13">13</span>“He sent fire from above, a fire that burned inside me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_13">He set a trap for me and brought me to the ground.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_13">Then he abandoned me and left me in constant pain.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_14"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.14" class="v25_1_14">14</span>“He took note of all my sins and tied them all together;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_14">He hung them around my neck, and I grew weak beneath the weight.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_14">The Lord gave me to my foes, and I was helpless against them.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_15"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.15" class="v25_1_15">15</span>“The Lord laughed at all my strongest soldiers;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_15">He sent an army to destroy my young men.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_15">He crushed my people like grapes in a wine press.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_16"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.16" class="v25_1_16">16</span>“That is why my eyes are overflowing with tears.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_16">No one can comfort me; no one can give me courage.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_16">The enemy has conquered me; my people have nothing left.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_17"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.17" class="v25_1_17">17</span>“I stretch out my hands, but no one will help me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_17">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> has called enemies against me from every side;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_17">They treat me like some filthy thing.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_18"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.18" class="v25_1_18">18</span>“But the <span class="nd">Lord</span> is just, for I have disobeyed him.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_18">Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_18">My young men and women have been taken away captive.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_19"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.19" class="v25_1_19">19</span>“I called to my allies, but they refused to help me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_19">The priests and the leaders died in the city streets,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_19">Looking for food to keep themselves alive.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_20"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.20" class="v25_1_20">20</span>“Look, O <span class="nd">Lord</span>, at my agony, at the anguish of my soul!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_20">My heart is broken in sorrow for my sins.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_20">There is murder in the streets; even indoors there is death.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_21"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.21" class="v25_1_21">21</span>“Listen<a href="#fn" id="link_Lam.1.21!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> to my groans; there is no one to comfort me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_21">My enemies are glad that you brought disaster on me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_21">Bring<a href="#fn" id="link_Lam.1.21!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> the day you promised; make my enemies suffer as I do.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v25_1_22"><span class="reftext" id="Lam.1.22" class="v25_1_22">22</span>“Condemn them for all their wickedness;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_22">Punish them as you punished me for my sins.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v25_1_22">I groan in misery, and I am sick at heart.”</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.3: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">are helpless … home; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">fled from home, from the misery of slavery.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.12: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Look … by; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">May this not happen to you that pass by; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Does this mean nothing to you that pass by?</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.21: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Listen; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">They listened.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">1.21: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One ancient translation </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Bring; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">You brought.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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