אָבִ֥יךָ הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן חָטָ֑א וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ פָּ֥שְׁעוּ בִֽי׃
Déjà ton premier aïeul a failli et tes intercesseurs m’ont été infidèles.
Akeidat Yitzchak
Normally, we encounter the word eychah as introducing a lament. The term as described in our opening Midrash as fitting Israel when it was at the height of its glory, on a spiritually lofty plane, is therefore somewhat puzzling.