2  She weeps bitterly in the night,

with tears on her cheeks;

among all her ^blovers

she has none to comfort her;

all her friends have dealt treacherously with her;

they have become her enemies.

2  The Lord has swallowed up ^twithout mercy

all the habitations of Jacob;

in his wrath he has broken down

the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;

he has brought down to the ground in dishonor

the kingdom and its rulers.

2  The precious sons of Zion,

worth their weight in fine gold,

how they are regarded as ⁿearthen pots,

the work of a potter’s hands!