לְאִמֹּתָם֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ אַיֵּ֖ה דָּגָ֣ן וָיָ֑יִן בְּהִֽתְעַטְּפָ֤ם כֶּֽחָלָל֙ בִּרְחֹב֣וֹת עִ֔יר בְּהִשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשָׁ֔ם אֶל־חֵ֖יק אִמֹּתָֽם׃ (ס)
Sinasabi nila sa kanilang mga ina, “Nasaan ang butil at ang alak?” habang nanghihina sila na parang mga sugatan sa mga lansangan ng lungsod, habang nalalagot ang kanilang hininga sa kandungan ng kanilang mga ina.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Their mothers” [2:12]. They say to their mothers in their faintness, where is wheat or wine? They are like one who has been beaten in the streets of the city. Their life is pouring out in the laps of their mothers.