garden he hath destroyed his places of the assembly 5 He violently remov'd his tent as 't of a garden were He of th' assembly hath destroyd the places that are there The Lord hath caused the solemne feasts and â—abbaths to be forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest God causd in Zion solâ—mn feasts and sabbaths be forgot In his wraths indignation he King Priest regarded not 7 The Lord hath cast off his alter he hath abhorred his sanctuarie he hath given up into the hand of the enemie the walls of her palaces 7 The Lord his altar hath cast off and loth'd his Sanctuary Her palace wals he in the hand gave of the enemy They have made a noise in the house of the Lord as in the day of a solemn feast Within the house that is the Lords a noise als made have they As if it for a solemn feast had been a joyfull day 8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying 8 The Lord hath purpos'd to destroy his Zions daughters wall He stretch'd a line he not withdrew his hand from wasting all Therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament they languished together 9 Her gâ—â—es are sunk into the ground Therefore he made the rampart so and wall for to lament They languished together then 9 Her gates to ground they went He hath destroyed and broken her bars her king and her princes are among the Gentiles the law is no more He hath destroyd and broke her bars her King and Princes thus Among the Gentiles scattered are the law no more 's for us Her prophets also finde no vision from the LORD 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and keep silence Her Prophets also from the Lord at all no vision found 10 Of Zions daughter th' elders als sit silent on the ground They have cast up dust upon their heads they have girded themselves with sackcloth In this their grief they have cast up the dust their heads upon And they themselves have also girt with sackcloth evry one The virgins of Ierusalem hang down their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears my bowels are troubled And Salems virgins hang their heads down to the ground right farre â—1 Mine eyes they now do fail with tears my bowels troubled are My liver is poured upon the earth for the deâ—â—ruction of the daughter of my people because â—e children and the sucklings swoon in the â—eâ—ts of the city â—y liver is powr'd on the earth for the destruction â—f people mine because in streets young children sucklings swoon 12 They say to their mothers Where is corn â—d wine when they swooned as the wounded in â—e streets of the city â—2 They to their mothers said Where is corn wine for to be found â—hen as within the cities streets as wounded men they swoon'd When their soul was poured out into their â—thers bosome â—'n at the same time when their soul the city all throughout to their mothers bosome was with sorrow powred out 13 What thing shall I take to witnesse for â—e what thing shall I liken to thee O â—â—ghter of Ierusalem 13 What thing for thee to witnesse now shall taken be by me O Salems daughter what shall I now liken unto thee What shall I equall to thee that I may for t theâ— O virgin daughter of Zion foâ— breach is great like the sea O Virgin Zions daughter dear that I may comfort thee What shall I equall thee unto thy breach great 's like the sea Who can heal thee 14 Thy prophets have seen vain and fâ—â—hings for thee Who is he that well can thee heal 14 Thy prophets they have seen Such things for thee as meerly vain and foolish als have been And they have not discovered thine iniqâ—â—urn away thy captivity but have seen foâ— false burdens and causes of banishment Thy sin they not discovered thy thrall to turn away But burdens false of banishment the causes seen have they 15 All that passe by clap their haâ— thee they hisse and wag their head at the dâ—â—er of Ierusalem saying Is this the city 15 All that passe by clap hands at thee they hisse and wag their head At Salems daughter saying thus is this the town indeed That men call the perfection of beautie the â—oy of the whole earth 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee they hisse and gnash the teeth That men beauties perfection call of the whole earth the joy 16 'Gainst thee thy foes their mouth make wide hisse gnash their teeth do they They say We have swallowed her up certainly this is the day that we looked for we have found we have seen it They say we have her swallow'd up this surely is the day We looked for we have it found we have it seen alway 17 The Lord hath done that which he had devised he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the dayes of old 17 The Lord hath done what he devisd fulfill'd he hath by sword That in the dayes that were of old he did command by word He hath thrown down and hath not pitied and he hath caused thine enemies to rejoice oâ— thee he hath set up the horn of thine adversariâ— He down did throw and piti'd not he causd thine enemies To joy ov'r thee the horn he raisd of thine adversaries 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wâ— of the daughter of Zion let tears run down liâ— a river day and night 18 Their heart did cry unto the Lord O Zions daughters wall Let tears down still both day and night ev'n like a river fall Give thy self no rest let not the appl◠〈◊〉 thine eyes cease 19 Arise cry out in the night Give to thy self no rest let not cease th' apple of thine eye 19 Do thou arise and in the night cease thou not out to cry In the beginning of the watches powre 〈◊〉 thine heart like water before the face of the Lorâ— See that in the beginning of the watches thou powre out Thine heart before the face of God like water round about Lift up thy hands towards him for the life of â—y young children that faint for hunger in the â—p of every street â—hy hand to him lift for the life of thy young children all â—hat in the top of every street for hunger fainting fall 20 Behold O Lord and consider to whom â—ou hast done this shall the women eat their â—uit and children of a span long â—0 Lo. Lord consider to whom thou hast done this us among â— shall the women eat their fruit and babes of a span long Shall the Priest and the Prophet be slain in 〈◊〉 sanctuary of the Lord 21 The young and the old lie on the ground 〈◊〉 the streets â—hall Priest and Prophet thus be slain
as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to â—ight wilt thou make an end of me 4 I reck'ned untill morn that as a lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou'lt make an end of me 5 Like a cran or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove 5 Ev'n like a cran in my distresse or as a swallow sad So did I chatter as a dove a heavy mourning had Mine eyes fail with looking upward O Lord I am oppressed undertake for me Mine eyes they long with looking up now very failed be O Lord I am oppressed sore do undertake for me 6 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitternesse of my soul 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and als hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my years in my souls bitternesse 7 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit so wilt thou recover me and make me to live 7 Lord by those things men live in them my spirit life doth take And so thou wilt recover me and me to live wilt make 8 Behold for peace I had great bitternesse but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption 8 O do behold how for my peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd my soul from pit of rottennesse For thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy 〈◊〉 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the â—it cannot hope for thy truth My sins thou cast behind thy back 9 For neither grave nor death Can praise thee they that go to pit cannot hope for thy truth 10 The living the living he shall praise â—hee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The father to the children shall make known thy truth alway 11 The Lord was readie to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the dayes of our life in the house of the LORD 11 The Lord was ready me to save wee 'l while we live accord My songs to stringed instruments in the house of the Lord THE LAMENTATIONS OF IEREMIAH CHAPTER 1. HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still How is she as a Widow now that people much did fill She that was great among the nations and princesse among the provinces how is she become tributarie She that among the Nations was great and Princesse made Among Provinces how is she thus tributary treade 2 She weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheecks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her 2 She weepeth very sore by night and on her cheeks are tears Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears All her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Iudah is gone into captivity because of affliction Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her and turn'd her foes Judah's gone to captivity because of many woes And because of great servitude she dwelâ—h among the heathen she findeth no rest all â—r persecutors overtook her between the straits â—nd for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell â—e findes no rest her took in straits her persecutors fell 4 The wayes of Zion do mourn because none me to the solemne feasts all her gates are solate The wayes of Zion they do mourn because there is none that â—ome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted 〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse â—er Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse â—re grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies â—sper for the Lord hath afflicted her These that are her adversaries the chief above her be Her enemies prosper for the Lord afflicted her hath he For the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before the enemie And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture 6 From her that Zions daughter is the beauty all is gone Her Princes are become like Harts that pasture do finde none And they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone 7 Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction And of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old When her people fell into the hand of the enemie and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock And none her helpt the foes it saw and did her Sabbaths mock 8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her 8 Jerusalem sinn'd greivously she is remov'd therfore They all together her despise that honourâ—d her before Because they have seen her nakednesse yea she sigheth and turneth backward Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn Yea she doth sigh most heavily and backward als doth turn 9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came downe wonderfully 9 Her filthines is in her skirts her last end she not on At all remembreth therefore she came wonderfully down She had no comforter O Lord behold my affliction for the enemie hath magnified himself No comforter she had O Lord see my affliction For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth for she hath clearly seen That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul 11 Her people sigh they all seek bread and also they did give Their things that pleasant are for mear their soul for to relieve See O Lord and consider for I am become â—ile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by
behold and see See Lord consider for I 'm vile 12 Is it nothing to you All passers by See and also this well consider now If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger If any sorrow be like mine done to me ev'ry way Wherewith the Lord afflicted me in his fierce angers day 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them 13 He from above into my bones sent fire me to assail And it in a most fearfull way against them doth prevail He hath spread a net for my feet he hath â—urned me back he hath made me desolate and faint all the day He turnd me back and for my feet a net spread in the way He hath als made me desolate and faint ev'n all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my nâ—câ— 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand alone They wreathed are and also they come up my neck upon He hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am not able to rise up He hath my strength made for to fall the Lord hath me likewise Delivered into their hands from whom I cannot rise 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me 15 God under foot in midst of me hath trod my mighties all In midst of me he against me did an assemblie call To crush my young men the Lord hath troden the virgin the daughter of Iudah as in â— wine-presse So for to crush my young men all the Lord hath with distresse The virgin Judahs daughter trode ev'n as in a wine-presse 16 For these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me 16 For this I weep with water down mine eye doth run mine eye For the comforter that my soul should save is farre from me My children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her Because the enemy prevail'd my sonnes are spoil'd eachone 17 Zion she spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob that his adversaries should be round about him Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them Concerning Jacob God ordaind his foes about him round Among them is Jerus'lem as a menstruous woman found 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebelâ—ed against his commandment hear I pray you â—ll people and behold my sorrow 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebell'd against his will I pray you people all to hear and see my sorrow still My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me My Virgins and my young Men are gone in captivitie 19 I for my lovers then did call but they deceived me My priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their souls My Priests yea and mine Elders als then up the ghost did give While meat they in the city sought their souls for to relieve 20 Behold O Lord for I am in distresse my bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled 20 See Lord my bowels troubled are for in distresse am I Mine heart 's turn'd in me for I have rebelled grievously Abroad the sword bereaveth at home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me Abroad the sword bereaves at home there is as death we see 21 They have all heard that I do sigh there 's none to comfort me All mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called Mine en'mies all my trouble heard that thou the same hast done They are right glade thou'lt bring they day that thou hast cald anone And they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee and do unto them And they shall be like unto me 22 Do thou now let therefore Ev'n all their grievous wickednes come clearly thee before And do thou unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighâ— are many and my heart is faint As thou to me for all my faults hast done do them unto For now my sighs they many are my heart is faint also CHAPTER II. HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beautie of Israel HOw Zions daughter hath the Lord cov'rd with a cloud in wrath And unto earth from heav'n cast down Israels beauty hath And remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord swallowed up the habitations of Iacob And in the day of 's wrath did not to minde his footstool call 2 The Lord the habitations hath of Jacob swallow'd all And hath not pitied he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah And he them hath not pitied he in his wrath so sad Thrown down by force hath the strong holds that Judahs daughter had He hath brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof He by his might unto the ground hath made them all to fall The kingdom he polluted hath and Princes there of all 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie 3 Of Isra'l all the horn cut off in his fierce wrath hath he He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie And â—e burned against Iacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemie 'Gainst Jacob he like flaming fire did burn which wasts about 4 He hath his bow bent like unto an enemy most stouâ— He stood with his right hand as an adversary â—nd slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the â—bernacle of the daughter of Zion â—s an adversarie he stood what pleasant was to th' eye â—ith his right hand within the tent of Zion all slew he He poured out his furie like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemie he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces His fury he powr'd out like fire 5 God was as enemy He swallow'd Isra'l he devour'd he palaces so hy He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah mourning and lamentation His strong holds he destroyed hath and hath increasde anone In Judahs daughter mourning great and lamentation 6 And he hath violently taken awayâ—his tabernacle as if it were of a