Lamentatio Ieremiae, Lectio Secunda

DALETH. Viae Sion lugent, eo quod non sint qui veniant ad solemnitatem; The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the solemn feast omnes portae eius destructae, sacerdotes eius gementes, all her gates are broken down: her priests sigh, virgines eius squalidae, et ipsa oppressa amaritudine. her virgins are in affliction, and she is oppressed with bitterness. HE. Facti sunt hostes eius in capite, inimici eius locupletati sunt, Her adversaries are become her lords, her enemies are enriched, quia Dominus locutus est super eam propter multitudinem iniquitatum eius; because the Lord hath spoken against her for the multitude of her iniquities parvuli eius ducti sunt captivitatem ante faciem tribulantis. her children are led into captivity: before the face of the oppressor. VAU. Et egressus est a filia Sion omnis decor ejus; And from the daughter of Sion, all her beauty is departed; facti sunt principes ejus velut arietes non invenientes pascua, Her princes have become like rams that find no pasture; et abierunt absque fortitudine ante faciem subsequentis. and they are gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer. Ierusalem, Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum Jerusalem, Jerusalem, return to the Lord your God