2 “Judah mourns,
And ^aher gates languish;
They ^bmourn for the land,
And ^cthe cry of Jerusalem has gone up. ‡

3 Their nobles have sent their lads for water;
They went to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
They were ^aashamed and confounded
^bAnd covered their heads. ‡

7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do it ^afor Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You. ‡

8 ^aO the Hope of Israel, his Savior in time of trouble,
Why should You be like a stranger in the land,
And like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? ‡