My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.