VAU. Ver. Her fplendid beauty bright that fhone, To her renown before, 6 Is all from Zion's daughter gone, And to be feen no more. Her peers, like hunted harts on flight, ZAIN. 7 Jerus'lem in her days now lin'd Call'd all her pleafant things to mind, Her people fell before her foes, CHETH 8 Salem hath greatly finn'd, and hence Because her nakedness of life With deep regret the fighs for grief, TETH. 9 Filth in her skirts and lewdnefs tend No comforter in her behalf The foe hath magnify'd himfelf; Pp3 10 JOD. Ver. Profanely hath the wicked foe, Thy facred court, of which thou’st said, CAPH. 11 Her people figh, and bread implore; And vile, become am I. LAMED. 12 Ah! is it nought to you that pass The way? Behold and fee, If ever any forrow was Like this befallen me. MEM. 13 Into my bones he hath fent down Which o'er their ftrength prevailing foon He for my feet hath fpread a net, And backward turn'd my way; 'Tis he hath made me defolate, And faintish all the day. NUN. 14 The yoke of my collected fins, He with his hand did tie; Them faft he wreaths, and up he twines, Ver. My ftrength he dafh'd with overthrows, He put me in the hand of thofe SAMECH. 15 Amidst me, he my champions all The Lord hath Judah's daughter trode, 16 On these accounts I weep and bray; Who fhould my grief of foul abate PE. 17 Though Zion wailing spread her hands, None's to comfort her found: Concerning Jacob, God commands His foes fhould him furround. 'Mong whom fair Salem, now in tears, A feparated drab appears, TRADE. 18 But juft and righteous is the Lord; I have rebell'd against his word, My virgins, and my choice young men, KOPH. Ver. I call'd for friends, and near allies, 19 Who now, regardless of my cries, My priests and elders who for me RESH. 20 See, Lord, for I'm opprefs'd and crofs'd For grievously rebell'd I have, Abroad the bloody fword doth 'reave, SHIN. 21 My foes all heard of my diftress, They heard I am left comfortless, TAU. 22 Let all the wickednefs they frame, And likewife do thou unto them, For all my fins, which do my moans. And miferies augment: Great is the number of my groans! Ver. I CHAP. II. JEREMIAH lamenteth the Mifery of JERUSALEM, taking notice of the Anger of the LORD as the Caufe of her Calamities, and the forrow that took place as the effect of thefe. He maketh his Complaint unto God, referring the Matter to his most compaffionate Confideration. HOW ALEPH. TOW doth the Lord a cloud of wrath And down from heav'n to earth beneath, Regardless of his temple gay, BETH. 2 The Lord hath Jacob's dwellings all He Judah's bulwarks, great and small, GIMEL. 3 All Ifra'l's horn, in wrath, he cut On ev'ry fide he fet his ire A-burning to the ground, DALETH. 4 Like to an adverfary grand, He bent his mighty bow; Stood wrathful-like, with his right-hand |