רְאֵ֤ה יְהוָה֙ וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־תֹּאכַ֨לְנָה נָשִׁ֤ים פִּרְיָם֙ עֹלֲלֵ֣י טִפֻּחִ֔ים אִם־יֵהָרֵ֛ג בְּמִקְדַּ֥שׁ אֲדֹנָ֖י כֹּהֵ֥ן וְנָבִֽיא׃ (ס)
Lihatlah, ya Yang Mahakekal, dan perhatikanlah, kepada siapa Engkau telah berbuat demikian! Patutkah perempuan-perempuan memakan buah kandungan mereka, anak-anak kecil yang mereka timang-timang? Patutkah imam dan nabi dibunuh di tempat kudus Tuhan?
Lamentations
I [(Jeremiah, am the prophet who)] has seen affliction [(i.e., the destruction of the Temple), more so than any other prophet who foretold it (it not having taken place in their days, but in mine)], by the rod of His wrath.