16  “For these things ⁿI weep;

my eyes flow with tears;

for a comforter is far from me,

one to revive my spirit;

my children are desolate,

for the enemy has prevailed.”

17  But if you will not listen,

my soul will weep in secret for your pride;

my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with ^htears,

because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.