Lamentations 1:5-7

Good News Translation

⁵ Her enemies succeeded; they hold her in their power.
    The Lord has made her suffer for all her many sins;
    Her children have been captured and taken away.

⁶ The splendor of Jerusalem is a thing of the past.
    Her leaders are like deer that are weak from hunger,
    Whose strength is almost gone as they flee from the hunters.

⁷ A lonely ruin now, Jerusalem recalls her ancient splendor.
    When she fell to the enemy, there was no one to help her;
    Her conquerors laughed at her downfall.