15  “The Lord rejected

all my mighty men in my midst;

he summoned an assembly against me

to crush my young men;

^rthe Lord has trodden as in a winepress

the virgin daughter of Judah.

16  “For these things ^sI weep;

my eyes flow with tears;

for ^ta comforter is far from me,

one to ^urevive my spirit;

my children are desolate,

for the enemy has prevailed.”

17  ^vZion stretches out her hands,

but ^tthere is none to comfort her;

the Lord has commanded against Jacob

that his neighbors should be his foes;

Jerusalem has become

a filthy thing among them.

18  ^w“The Lord is in the right,

^xfor I have rebelled against his word;

but hear, all you peoples,

and see my suffering;

^ymy young women and my young men

have gone into captivity.

19  “I called to ^zmy lovers,

but they deceived me;

my priests and elders

perished in the city,

while ^athey sought food

to revive their strength.

20  “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;

^bmy stomach churns;

my heart is wrung within me,

because I have been very rebellious.

^cIn the street the sword bereaves;

in the house it is like death.

21  “They heard^{1 d}my groaning,

yet ^ethere is no one to comfort me.

All my enemies have heard of my trouble;

^fthey are glad that you have done it.

You have brought² the day you announced;

^fnow let them be as I am.

22  ^g“Let all their evildoing come before you,

and deal with them

as ^hyou have dealt with me

because of all my transgressions;

for ^dmy groans are many,

and ⁱmy heart is faint.”