13   They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
nasa'⁵³⁷⁵ bachuwr⁹⁷⁰ tchown²⁹¹¹ na`ar<sup>5288</sup> kashal<sup>3782</sup> `ets⁶⁰⁸⁶

14   The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
zaqen²²⁰⁵ shabath⁷⁶⁷³ sha`ar⁸¹⁷⁹ bachuwr⁹⁷⁰ ngiynah⁵⁰⁵⁸

15   The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
masows⁴⁸⁸⁵ leb³⁸²⁰ shabath⁷⁶⁷³ machowl⁴²³⁴ haphak²⁰¹⁵ 'ebel⁶⁰

16   The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
`atarah⁵⁸⁵⁰ naphal⁵³⁰⁷ ro'sh⁷²¹⁸ 'owy¹⁸⁸ chata'²³⁹⁸

17   For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
leb³⁸²⁰ daveh¹⁷³⁹ `ayin⁵⁸⁶⁹ chashak²⁸²¹

18   Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
har²⁰²² Tsiyown⁶⁷²⁶ shamem⁸⁰⁷⁴ shuw`al⁷⁷⁷⁶ halak¹⁹⁸⁰

19   Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ yashab³⁴²⁷ `owlam⁵⁷⁶⁹ kicce'³⁶⁷⁸ dowr¹⁷⁵⁵ dowr¹⁷⁵⁵

20   Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
shakach⁷⁹¹¹ netsach⁵³³¹ `azab⁵⁸⁰⁰ 'orek⁷⁵³ yowm³¹¹⁷

21   Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
shuwb⁷⁷²⁵ Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ shuwb⁷⁷²⁵ chadash²³¹⁸ yowm³¹¹⁷ qedem⁶⁹²⁴