צַדִּ֥יק ה֛וּא יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֣י פִ֣יהוּ מָרִ֑יתִי שִׁמְעוּ־נָ֣א כָל־עמים [הָֽעַמִּ֗ים] וּרְאוּ֙ מַכְאֹבִ֔י בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י וּבַחוּרַ֖י הָלְכ֥וּ בַשֶּֽׁבִי׃ (ס)
Yang Mahakekal itu adil, sebab aku telah memberontak terhadap firman-Nya. Dengarkanlah, hai semua bangsa, dan lihatlah kepedihanku: gadis-gadisku dan para pemudaku telah pergi sebagai tawanan.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Righteous is the Lord” [1:18]. When arrows were shot at Josiah, the king of Israel, he said: the Holy One is correct and God is righteous, since we have not kept His commandments. When he died, Jeremiah wrote a book about him and said: listen all the nations and see my pain as my maidens and my youths go into captivity.9Lamentations Rabbah, 1.53.