|
1 Prologue <V P:1>And it happened that, after Israel was driven into captivity, and Jerusalem was deserted, <V P:2>the prophet Jeremiah sat weeping, and he wailed this lamentation in Jerusalem. <V P:3>And sighing with a bitter soul, and mourning, he said: <V 1:1>ALEPH. O how a city once filled with people now sits alone! The Governess of the Gentiles has become like a widow. The Prince of the provinces has been placed under tribute. 2 BETH. Weeping, she has wept through the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. There is no one to be a comfort to her and to all her beloved. All her friends have spurned her, and they have become her enemies. Lamentations 1:1-2, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
|
