Lamentations 1:19-21

Good News Translation

¹⁹ “I called to my allies, but they refused to help me.
    The priests and the leaders died in the city streets,
    Looking for food to keep themselves alive.

²⁰ “Look, O Lord, at my agony, at the anguish of my soul!
    My heart is broken in sorrow for my sins.
    There is murder in the streets; even indoors there is death.

²¹ “Listen^[a] to my groans; there is no one to comfort me.
    My enemies are glad that you brought disaster on me.
    Bring^[b] the day you promised; make my enemies suffer as I do.