¹Quomodo obscuratum est aurum,ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled,mutatus est color optimus!the finest color has been altered,dispersi sunt lapides sanctuarii in capite omnium platearum!the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street.

¹Quomodo obscuratum est aurum,ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled,mutatus est color optimus!the finest color has been altered,dispersi sunt lapides sanctuarii in capite omnium platearum!the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street.

²Filii Sion inclyti,BETH. The famous sons of Zion,et amicti auro primo: quomodo reputati sunt in vasa testea,and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels,opus manuum figuli!the work of the hands of a potter.

²Filii Sion inclyti,BETH. The famous sons of Zion,et amicti auro primo: quomodo reputati sunt in vasa testea,and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels,opus manuum figuli!the work of the hands of a potter.

³SedGHIMEL.et lamiæ nudaverunt mammam,Yet even savages expose their breast and give milk to their young.lactaverunt catulos suos:But the daughter of my people is cruel,filia populi mei crudelis quasi struthio in deserto.like the ostrich in the desert.

³SedGHIMEL.et lamiæ nudaverunt mammam,Yet even savages expose their breast and give milk to their young.lactaverunt catulos suos:But the daughter of my people is cruel,filia populi mei crudelis quasi struthio in deserto.like the ostrich in the desert.

⁴Adhæsit lingua lactentis ad palatum ejus in siti;DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst.parvuli petierunt panem,The little ones have asked for bread,et non erat qui frangeret eis.and there was no one to break it for them.

⁴Adhæsit lingua lactentis ad palatum ejus in siti;DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst.parvuli petierunt panem,The little ones have asked for bread,et non erat qui frangeret eis.and there was no one to break it for them.

⁵Qui vescebantur voluptuose, interierunt in viis;HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads.qui nutriebantur in croceis, amplexati sunt stercora.Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.

⁵Qui vescebantur voluptuose, interierunt in viis;HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads.qui nutriebantur in croceis, amplexati sunt stercora.Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.

⁶Et major effecta est iniquitas filiæ populi mei peccato Sodomorum,VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom,quæ subversa est in momento,which was overthrown in a moment,et non ceperunt in ea manus.and yet hands did not take captives in her.

⁶Et major effecta est iniquitas filiæ populi mei peccato Sodomorum,VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom,quæ subversa est in momento,which was overthrown in a moment,et non ceperunt in ea manus.and yet hands did not take captives in her.

⁷Candidiores Nazaræi ejus nive,ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow,nitidiores lacte,shinier than milk,rubicundiores ebore antiquo,more ruddy than ancient ivory,sapphiro pulchriores.more beautiful than sapphire.

⁷Candidiores Nazaræi ejus nive,ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow,nitidiores lacte,shinier than milk,rubicundiores ebore antiquo,more ruddy than ancient ivory,sapphiro pulchriores.more beautiful than sapphire.

⁸Denigrata est super carbones facies eorumHETH.et non sunt cogniti in plateis;Their face has been blacked more than coals,adhæsit cutis eorum ossibus:and they are not recognized in the streets.aruit,Their skin has adhered to their bones;et facta est quasi lignum.it dried out and became like wood.

⁸Denigrata est super carbones facies eorumHETH.et non sunt cogniti in plateis;Their face has been blacked more than coals,adhæsit cutis eorum ossibus:and they are not recognized in the streets.aruit,Their skin has adhered to their bones;et facta est quasi lignum.it dried out and became like wood.

⁹Melius fuit occisis gladio quam interfectis fame,TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine.quoniam isti extabuerunt consumpti a sterilitate terræ.For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.

⁹Melius fuit occisis gladio quam interfectis fame,TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine.quoniam isti extabuerunt consumpti a sterilitate terræ.For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.

¹⁰Manus mulierum misericordium coxerunt filios suos;JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons.facti sunt cibus earum in contritione filiæ populi mei.They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.

¹⁰Manus mulierum misericordium coxerunt filios suos;JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons.facti sunt cibus earum in contritione filiæ populi mei.They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.

¹¹Complevit Dominus furorem suum,CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury;effudit iram indignationis suæ:he has poured out the wrath of his indignation.et succendit ignem in Sion,And he has kindled a fire in Zion,et devoravit fundamenta ejus.and it has devoured its foundations.

¹¹Complevit Dominus furorem suum,CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury;effudit iram indignationis suæ:he has poured out the wrath of his indignation.et succendit ignem in Sion,And he has kindled a fire in Zion,et devoravit fundamenta ejus.and it has devoured its foundations.

¹²Non crediderunt reges terræ,LAMED.et universi habitatores orbis,The kings of the earth,quoniam ingrederetur hostisand all the inhabitants of the world,et inimicus per portas Jerusalem.did not believe that the adversary and the enemy would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.

¹²Non crediderunt reges terræ,LAMED.et universi habitatores orbis,The kings of the earth,quoniam ingrederetur hostisand all the inhabitants of the world,et inimicus per portas Jerusalem.did not believe that the adversary and the enemy would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.

¹³Propter peccata prophetarum ejus,MEM. It is because of the sins of her prophets,et iniquitates sacerdotum ejus,and the iniquities of her priests,qui effuderunt in medio ejus sanguinem justorum.who have shed the blood of the just in her midst.

¹³Propter peccata prophetarum ejus,MEM. It is because of the sins of her prophets,et iniquitates sacerdotum ejus,and the iniquities of her priests,qui effuderunt in medio ejus sanguinem justorum.who have shed the blood of the just in her midst.

¹⁴Erraverunt cæci in plateis,NUN. They have wandered in the streets like the blind;polluti sunt in sanguine;they have been defiled with blood.cumque non possent,And when they were not able,tenuerunt lacinias suas.they held their garments.

¹⁴Erraverunt cæci in plateis,NUN. They have wandered in the streets like the blind;polluti sunt in sanguine;they have been defiled with blood.cumque non possent,And when they were not able,tenuerunt lacinias suas.they held their garments.

¹⁵Recedite polluti,SAMECH. “Go back,clamaverunt eis; recedite,you polluted ones!” they cried out to them.abite,“Go back,nolite tangere:go away, do not touch!”jurgati quippe sunt,Of course, they argued,et commoti dixerunt inter gentes:and being removed, they said among the Gentiles,Non addet ultra ut habitet in eis.“He will no longer dwell among them.”

¹⁵Recedite polluti,SAMECH. “Go back,clamaverunt eis; recedite,you polluted ones!” they cried out to them.abite,“Go back,nolite tangere:go away, do not touch!”jurgati quippe sunt,Of course, they argued,et commoti dixerunt inter gentes:and being removed, they said among the Gentiles,Non addet ultra ut habitet in eis.“He will no longer dwell among them.”

¹⁶Facies Domini divisit eos,PHE. The face of the Lord has divided them.non addet ut respiciat eos;He will no longer respect them.facies sacerdotum non erubuerunt,They were not ashamed before the faces of the priests,neque senum miserti sunt.nor did they take pity on the elderly.

¹⁶Facies Domini divisit eos,PHE. The face of the Lord has divided them.non addet ut respiciat eos;He will no longer respect them.facies sacerdotum non erubuerunt,They were not ashamed before the faces of the priests,neque senum miserti sunt.nor did they take pity on the elderly.

¹⁷Cum adhuc subsisteremus,AIN. While we were still standing,defecerunt oculi nostri ad auxilium nostrum vanum;our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain,cum respiceremus attenti ad gentem quæ salvare non poterat.when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.

¹⁷Cum adhuc subsisteremus,AIN. While we were still standing,defecerunt oculi nostri ad auxilium nostrum vanum;our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain,cum respiceremus attenti ad gentem quæ salvare non poterat.when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.

¹⁸Lubricaverunt vestigia nostra in itinere platearum nostrarum;SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets.appropinquavit finis noster, completi sunt dies nostri,Our end draws near. Our days have been completed,quia venit finis noster.for our end has arrived.

¹⁸Lubricaverunt vestigia nostra in itinere platearum nostrarum;SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets.appropinquavit finis noster, completi sunt dies nostri,Our end draws near. Our days have been completed,quia venit finis noster.for our end has arrived.

¹⁹Velociores fuerunt persecutores nostri aquilis cæli;COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky.super montes persecuti sunt nos,They have been pursuing us above the mountains;in deserto insidiati sunt nobis.they have lain in wait for us in the desert.

¹⁹Velociores fuerunt persecutores nostri aquilis cæli;COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky.super montes persecuti sunt nos,They have been pursuing us above the mountains;in deserto insidiati sunt nobis.they have lain in wait for us in the desert.

²⁰Spiritus oris nostri,RES. The spirit of our mouth,christus Dominus,Christ the Lord,captus est in peccatis nostris,has been captured by our sins;cui diximus:to him, we said,In umbra tua vivemus in gentibus.“In your shadow, we will live among the Gentiles.”

²⁰Spiritus oris nostri,RES. The spirit of our mouth,christus Dominus,Christ the Lord,captus est in peccatis nostris,has been captured by our sins;cui diximus:to him, we said,In umbra tua vivemus in gentibus.“In your shadow, we will live among the Gentiles.”

²¹Gaude et lætare,SIN.filia Edom,Be glad and rejoice,quæ habitas in terra Hus!O daughter of Edom,ad te quoque perveniet calix:who dwells in the Land of Uz.inebriaberis,The cup will also pass to you;atque nudaberis.you will be inebriated as well as naked.

²¹Gaude et lætare,SIN.filia Edom,Be glad and rejoice,quæ habitas in terra Hus!O daughter of Edom,ad te quoque perveniet calix:who dwells in the Land of Uz.inebriaberis,The cup will also pass to you;atque nudaberis.you will be inebriated as well as naked.

²²Completa est iniquitas tua,THAU. Your iniquity has been completed,filia Sion:O daughter of Zion.non addet ultra ut transmigret te.He will no longer send you away to captivity.Visitavit iniquitatem tuam,He has visited your iniquity,filia Edom; discooperuit peccata tua.O daughter of Edom; he has uncovered your sins.

²²Completa est iniquitas tua,THAU. Your iniquity has been completed,filia Sion:O daughter of Zion.non addet ultra ut transmigret te.He will no longer send you away to captivity.Visitavit iniquitatem tuam,He has visited your iniquity,filia Edom; discooperuit peccata tua.O daughter of Edom; he has uncovered your sins.