“They tell their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" When they faint as the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in their mothers' bosom.”
Poetic mourning over Jerusalem's destruction.
Old Testament • Book #25
The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have cast up dust on their hea...
Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out from weeping, my stomach is churning. My heart is poured on the earth, because ...
Lamentations 2:13What shall I testify of you? What shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare ...
Lamentations 2:14Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions. They have not uncovered your iniquity, ...
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