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Lamentations 1:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Lamentations 1:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 The roads to Zion mourn,
for no pilgrims now come to her festivals.
All of her gateways are deserted;
her priests groan,
her young maidens are grief-stricken
and their fate is bitter.
5 Her foes have become her masters,
and her enemies prosper,
for the Lord has made her suffer
for her endless transgressions.
Her children are no longer there,
having been taken captive by their oppressor.
6 Every vestige of splendor
has departed from the daughter of Zion.[a]
Her princes have become like stags
that can find no pasture;
with their strength exhausted
they flee before their pursuers.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:6 Daughter of Zion: the city of Jerusalem and its people.