⁴¹ And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,

³⁵ And Jesus himself was weeping.

³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!

³⁵ Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

¹⁶ As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.

¹⁷ But if you do not give ear to it, my soul will be weeping in secret for your pride; my eye will be weeping bitterly, streaming with water, because the Lord's flock has been taken away as prisoners.

² That I am full of sorrow and pain without end.

³ For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

⁸ How may I give you up, O Ephraim? how may I be your saviour, O Israel? how may I make you like Admah? how may I do to you as I did to Zeboim? My heart is turned in me, it is soft with pity.

¹ If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weeping day and night for the dead of the daughter of my people!

¹⁵⁸ I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

¹³⁶ Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.

⁵³ I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.