³ In their streets they have put on ^(A)sackcloth;
^(B)On their housetops and in their public squares
Everyone is wailing, ^[a](C)overcome with weeping.

¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion
^(A)Sit on the ground and ^[a](B)are silent.
They have thrown ^(C)dust on their heads;
They have put on ^(D)sackcloth.
The ^(E)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.