Jeremie, in an alphabetical order, lamenteth the manifold miseries and desolation of Jerusalem, led into captivity for her sins: 12. calling all that pass by to behold her sorrow, 18. confesseth God's justice, and prayeth that vengeance may light upon her enemies.Ieremie, in an alphabetical order, lamenteth the manifold miseries and desolation of Ierusalem, led into captiuitie for her sinnes: 12. calling al that passe by to behold her sorow, 18. confesseth Gods iustice, and prayeth that vengeance may light vpon her enemies.✦
How doth the city full of people, sit solitary: how is the lady of the Gentiles become as a widow: the princess of provinces is made tributary?HOW doeth the citie ful of people, sitte solitarie: how is the ladie of the Gentiles become as a widow: the princesse of prouinces is made tributarie?✦Prologus. Et factum est, postquam in captivitatem redactus est Israël, et Jerusalem deserta est, sedit Jeremias propheta flens, et planxit lamentatione hac in Jerusalem : et amaro animo suspirans et ejulans, dixit : Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo ! Facta est quasi vidua domina gentium ; princeps provinciarum facta est sub tributo.
2Weeping she hath wept in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: there is none to comfort her of all her dear ones: all her friends have despised her, and are become her enemies.Weeping she hath wept in the night, and her teares are on her cheekes: there is none to comfort her of al her deare ones: al her freindes haue despised her, and are become her enimies.✦Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte, et lacrimæ ejus in maxillis ejus : non est qui consoletur eam ex omnibus caris ejus ; omnes amici ejus spreverunt eam, et facti sunt ei inimici.
3Judas is gone into migravit: the deportation into exile, the Babylonian captivity because of affliction, and the multitude of bondage: she hath dwelt among the Gentiles, neither hath she found rest: all her persecutors have apprehended her within the straits.Iudas is gone into transmigration because of affliction, and the multitude of bondage: she hath dwelt among the Gentiles, neither hath she found rest: al her persecuters haue apprehended her within the straites.✦Ghimel. Migravit Judas propter afflictionem, et multitudinem servitutis ; habitavit inter gentes, nec invenit requiem : omnes persecutores ejus apprehenderunt eam inter angustias.
4The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemnitas: the appointed feast, the festal assembly: all her gates are destroyed: her priests sighing: her virgins loathsome, and herself is oppressed with bitterness.The waies of Sion mourne, because there are none that come to the solemnitie: al her gates are destroyed: her priestes sighing: her virgins lothsome, and herself is oppressed with bitternes.✦Daleth. Viæ Sion lugent, eo quod non sint qui veniant ad solemnitatem : omnes portæ ejus destructæ, sacerdotes ejus gementes ; virgines ejus squalidæ, et ipsa oppressa amaritudine.
5Her adversaries are made in the head, her enemies are enriched: because our Lord hath spoken upon her for the multitude of her iniquities: her little ones are led into captivity, before the face of the afflicter.Her aduersaries are made in the head, her enemies are enriched: because our Lord hath spoken vpon her for the multitude of her iniquities: her litle ones are led into captiuitie, before the face of the afflicter.✦He. Facti sunt hostes ejus in capite ; inimici ejus locupletati sunt : quia Dominus locutus est super eam propter multitudinem iniquitatum ejus. Parvuli ejus ducti sunt in captivitatem ante faciem tribulantis.
6And from the daughter of Sion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become as rams not finding pastures: and they are gone without strength before the face of the pursuer.And from the daughter of Sion al her beautie is departed: her princes are become as rammes not fynding pastures: and they are gone without strength before the face of the pursewer.✦Vau. Et egressus est a filia Sion omnis decor ejus ; facti sunt principes ejus velut arietes non invenientes pascua, et abierunt absque fortitudine ante faciem subsequentis.
7Jerusalem hath remembered the days of her affliction, and prævaricatio: transgression, the breaking of the law of all her things worthy to be desired, which she had from the days of old, when her people fell in the enemies' hand, and there was no helper: the enemies have seen her, and have scorned her sabbaths.Ierusalem hath remembred the dayes of her affliction, and preuarication of al her thinges worthie to be desyred, which she had from the daies of old, when her people fel in the enimies hand, and there was no helper: the enemies haue sene her, and haue scorned her sabbathes.✦Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem dierum afflictionis suæ, et prævaricationis, omnium desiderabilium suorum, quæ habuerat a diebus antiquis, cum caderet populus ejus in manu hostili, et non esset auxiliator : viderunt eam hostes, et deriserunt sabbata ejus.
8Jerusalem hath sinned a sin, therefore is she made unstable: all that did glorify her, have despised her, because they have seen her ignominy: but she sighing is turned backward.Ierusalem hath sinned a sinne, therfore is she made vnstable: al that did glorifie her, haue despised her, because they haue sene her ignominie: but she sighing is turned backward.✦Heth. Peccatum peccavit Jerusalem, propterea instabilis facta est ; omnes qui glorificabant eam spreverunt illam, quia viderunt ignominiam ejus : ipsa autem gemens conversa est retrorsum.
9Her filthiness is on her feet, neither hath she remembered her end; she is pulled down exceedingly, not having a comforter: see O Lord mine affliction, because the enemy is exalted.Her filthines is on her feete, neither hath she remembred her end; she is pulled downe exceedingly, not hauing a comforter: see ô Lord mine affliction, because the enemie is exalted.✦Teth. Sordes ejus in pedibus ejus, nec recordata est finis sui ; deposita est vehementer, non habens consolatorem. Vide, Domine, afflictionem meam, quoniam erectus est inimicus.
10The enemy hath thrust his hand to all her things worthy to be desired: because she hath seen the Gentiles enter into her sanctuary, of whom thou gavest commandment that they should not enter into thy church.The enimie hath thrust his hand to al her thinges worthie to be desyred: because she hath sene the Gentiles enter into her sanctuarie, of whom thou gauest commandment that they should not enter into thy church.✦Jod. Manum suam misit hostis ad omnia desiderabilia ejus, quia vidit gentes ingressas sanctuarium suum, de quibus præceperas ne intrarent in ecclesiam tuam.
11All her people sighing, and seeking bread: they have given all precious things for meat to refresh the soul, see O Lord and consider, because I am become vile.Al her people sighing, and seeking bread: they haue geuen al precious thinges for meate to refresh the soule, see ô Lord and consider, because I am become vyle.✦Caph. Omnis populus ejus gemens, et quærens panem ; dederunt pretiosa quæque pro cibo ad refocillandam animam. Vide, Domine, et considera quoniam facta sum vilis !
12O all ye that pass by the way, attend, and see if there be sorrow like to my sorrow: because he hath made vindemiavit: cut me down as a vine at the grape-harvest of me, as our Lord hath spoken in the day of the wrath of his fury.O al ye that passe by the way, attend, and see if there be sorow like to my sorow: because he hath made vintage of me, as our Lord hath spoken in the day of the wrath of his furie.✦Lamed. O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, attendite, et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus ! quoniam vindemiavit me, ut locutus est Dominus, in die iræ furoris sui.
13From on high he hath cast a fire in my bones, and hath taught me: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me backward: he hath made me desolate, all the day consumed with sorrow.From on high he hath cast a fyre in my bones, and hath taught me: he hath spred a net for my feete, he hath turned me backward: he hath made me desolate, al the day consumed with sorow.✦Mem. De excelso misit ignem in ossibus meis, et erudivit me : expandit rete pedibus meis, convertit me retrorsum ; posuit me desolatam, tota die mœrore confectam.
14The yoke of mine iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: our Lord hath given me into the hand, from which I cannot rise.The yoke of mine iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put vpon my necke: my strength is weakened: our Lord hath geuen me into the hand, from which I can not rise.✦Nun. Vigilavit jugum iniquitatum mearum ; in manu ejus convolutæ sunt, et impositæ collo meo. Infirmata est virtus mea : dedit me Dominus in manu de qua non potero surgere.
15Our Lord hath taken away all my magnificos: mighty, glorious ones out of the midst of me: he hath called a time against me, to destroy mine elect: our Lord hath trodden the winepress to the virgin the daughter of Juda.Our Lord hath taken away al my magnifical ones out of the middes of me: he hath called a time against me, to destroy mine elect: our Lord hath troden the winepresse to the virgin the daughter of Iuda.✦Samech. Abstulit omnes magnificos meos Dominus de medio mei ; vocavit adversum me tempus ut contereret electos meos. Torcular calcavit Dominus virgini filiæ Juda.
16Therefore am I weeping, and mine eye shedding tears: because a comforter is made far from me, converting my soul: my children are become desolate because the enemy hath prevailed.Therfore am I weeping, and mine eye shedding teares: because a comforter is made far from me, conuerting my soule: my children are become desolate because the enemie hath preuayled.✦Ain. Idcirco ego plorans, et oculus meus deducens aquas, quia longe factus est a me consolator, convertens animam meam. Facti sunt filii mei perditi, quoniam invaluit inimicus.
17Sion hath spread forth her hands, there is none to comfort her: our Lord hath commanded against Jacob, round about him are his enemies: Jerusalem is become as a woman polluted with menstruous menstruis: the menstrual flux among them.Sion hath spred forth her handes, there is none to comfort her: our Lord hath commanded against Iacob, round about him are his enemies: Ierusalem is become as a woman polluted with menstruous floores among them.✦Phe. Expandit Sion manus suas ; non est qui consoletur eam. Mandavit Dominus adversum Jacob in circuitu ejus hostes ejus ; facta est Jerusalem quasi polluta menstruis inter eos.
18Our Lord is just, because I have provoked his mouth to wrath: hear I beseech all ye peoples, and see my sorrow: my virgins, and my young men are gone into captivity.Our Lord is iust, because I haue prouoked his mouth to wrath: heare I beseech al ye peoples, and see my sorow: my virgins, and my yong men are gone into captiuitie.✦Sade. Justus est Dominus, quia os ejus ad iracundiam provocavi. Audite, obsecro, universi populi, et videte dolorem meum : virgines meæ et juvenes mei abierunt in captivitatem.
19I have called my friends, they have deceived me: my priests and my ancients are consumed in the city: because they have sought meat for themselves, to refresh their soul.I haue called my freindes, they haue deceiued me: my priestes and my ancientes are consumed in the citie: because they haue sought meat for themselues, to refresh their soule.✦Coph. Vocavi amicos meos, et ipsi deceperunt me ; sacerdotes mei et senes mei in urbe consumpti sunt, quia quæsierunt cibum sibi ut refocillarent animam suam.
20See O Lord that I am in tribulation, my belly is troubled: my heart is overturned in myself, because I am full of bitterness: the sword killeth foris: outside, out of doors, and at home it is like death.See ô Lord that I am in tribulation, my bellie is trubled: my hart is ouerturned in myself, because I am ful of bitternes: the sword killeth abrode, and at home it is lyke death.✦Res. Vide, Domine, quoniam tribulor : conturbatus est venter meus, subversum est cor meum in memetipsa, quoniam amaritudine plena sum. Foris interfecit gladius, et domi mors similis est.
21They have heard that I do sigh, and there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard mine evil, they have rejoiced, because thou hast done it: thou hast brought a day of consolation, and they shall be made like to me.They haue heard that I doe sigh, and there is none to comfort me: al mine enimies haue heard mine euil, they haue reioyced, because thou hast done it: thou hast brought a day of consolation, and they shal be made lyke to me.✦Sin. Audierunt quia ingemisco ego, et non est qui consoletur me ; omnes inimici mei audierunt malum meum, lætati sunt quoniam tu fecisti : adduxisti diem consolationis, et fient similes mei.
22Let all their evil enter in before thee: and vintage them, as thou hast vintaged me for all mine iniquities: for my sighings are many, and my heart is sorrowful.Let al their euil enter in before thee: and vintage them, as thou hast vintaged me for al mine iniquities: for my sighings are manie, and my hart is sorowful.✦Thau. Ingrediatur omne malum eorum coram te : et vindemia eos, sicut vindemiasti me propter omnes iniquitates meas : multi enim gemitus mei, et cor meum mœrens.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.