15 Therefore the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
16 I will scatter them also amongst the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
17 the Lord of Hosts says,“Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come;and send for the skilful women, that they may come.
18 Let them make haste,and take up a wailing for us,that our eyes may run down with tears,and our eyelids gush out with waters.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,‘How we are ruined!We are greatly confounded,because we have forsaken the land,because they have cast down our dwellings.’”
20 Yet hear the Lord’s word, you women.Let your ear receive the word of his mouth.Teach your daughters wailing,and everyone her neighbour lamentation.
21 For death has come up into our windows.It has entered into our palacesto cut off the children from outside,and the young men from the streets.