Isa 3:8, Jer 13:17-18, Lam 1:1, 4:1 | ESV | STEP | For Jerusalem has stumbled , and Judah has fallen , because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord , defying his glorious presence .

Isaiah 3:8

8 For Jerusalem has stumbled,
and Judah has fallen,
because their ^aspeech and their deeds are against the Lord,
^bdefying his glorious presence. ^{▼▼Hebrew the eyes of his glory}

Jeremiah 13:17-18

17 But if you will not listen,
^dmy soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.
18 Say to ^ethe king and ^fthe queen mother:
“Take a lowly seat,
for ^gyour beautiful crown
has come down from your head.”

Lamentations 1:1

How Lonely Sits the City

1 ^hHow lonely sits the city
that was full of people!
How like ⁱa widow has she become,
she who was great among the nations!
She who was ^ja princess among the provinces
has become ^ka slave.

Lamentations 4:1

The Holy Stones Lie Scattered

1 ^lHow the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
^mat the head of every street.