The elders of the Daughter of Zion
Elders sit silent in dust while the young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.
This verse captures communal grief in posture and silence.
1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion 2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up 3In fierce anger He has cut off 4He has bent His bow like an enemy; 5The Lord is like an enemy; 6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; 7The Lord has rejected His altar; 8The LORD determined to destroy 9Her gates have sunk into the ground; 10The elders of the Daughter of Zion 11My eyes fail from weeping; 12They cry out to their mothers: 13What can I say for you? 14The visions of your prophets 15All who pass by 16All your enemies 17The LORD has done what He planned; 18The hearts of the people 19Arise, cry out in the night 20Look, O LORD, and consider: 21Both young and old lie together 22You summoned my terrors on every side,