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The Lord hath destroyed al the habitations of Iaakob, & not spared: he hath throwen downe in his wrath ye strong holds of the daughter of Iudah: he hath cast the downe to ye ground: he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof.

Hee hath cut off in his fierce wrath all the horne of Israel: he hath drawen backe his right hand from before the enemie, & there was kindled in Iaakob like a flame of fire, which deuoured rounde about.

He hath bent his bowe like an enemie: his right hand was stretched vp as an aduersarie, and slewe al that was pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he powred out his wrath like fire.

The Lord was as an enemie: he hath deuoured Israel, and consumed all his palaces: hee hath destroyed his strong holdes, and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah lamentation and mourning.

For hee hath destroyed his Tabernacle, as a garden, hee hath destroyed his Congregation: the Lorde hath caused the feastes and Sabbathes to bee forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his wrath the King and the Priest.

The Lord hath forsaken his altar: he hath abhorred his Sanctuarie: he hath giue into the hand of the enemie the walles of her palaces: they haue made a noyse in the House of the Lorde, as in the day of solemnitie.

The Lorde hath determined to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: hee stretched out a lyne: hee hath not withdrawen his hande from destroying: therefore hee made the rampart and the wall to lament: they were destroyed together.

The Lorde hath done that which he had purposed: he hath fulfilled his worde that he had determined of old time: he hath throwen downe, and not spared: hee hath caused thine enemie to reioyce ouer thee, and set vp the horne of thine aduersaries.

I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.

Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand against me all the day.

He hath bent his bow & made me a marke for the arrow.

Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

It is the Lordes mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.

It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.

He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.

Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.

But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,

In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

Wherefore then is the liuing man sorowfull? man suffreth for his sinne.