39. Why then does any living person complain; why should anyone complain about their sins?
40. We must search and examine our ways; we must return to the Lord.
41. We should lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
42. We are the ones who did wrong; we rebelled. But you, God, have not forgiven.
43. You wrapped yourself up in wrath and hunted us; you killed, showing no compassion.
44. You wrapped yourself up in a cloud; prayers can’t make it through!
45. You made us trash and garbage in front of all other people.
46. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
47. Terror and trap have come upon us, catastrophe and collapse!
48. Streams of water pour from my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49. My eyes flow and don’t stop. There is no relief
50. until the Lord looks down from the heavens and notices.
51. My eyes hurt me because of what’s happened to my city’s daughters.