I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.

我吃过炉灰，如同吃饭；我所喝的与眼泪搀杂。

我吃灰烬如同吃饭，我喝的有眼泪搀杂。

我吃灰烬如同吃饭，我喝的有眼泪搀杂。

我以炉灰为食物，眼泪拌着水喝，

我吃炉灰像吃饭一样；我所喝的与眼泪混和。

我吃灰烬如同吃饭，我所喝的与眼泪混杂。

我吃過爐灰，如同吃飯；我所喝的與眼淚攙雜。

我吃灰燼如同吃飯，我喝的有眼淚攙雜。

我吃灰燼如同吃飯，我喝的有眼淚攙雜。

我以爐灰為食物，眼淚拌著水喝，

我吃爐灰像吃飯一樣；我所喝的與眼淚混和。

我喫爐灰、如同喫飯；我將眼淚和飲料攙雜着喝：

我吃灰燼如同吃飯，我所喝的與眼淚混雜。

我食灰如餅、和淚而飲兮、

余也食塵猶餅、飲涕若水兮、

我食灰塵、如同食物、我所飲者、與淚調和、

頑敵不相饒。終日苦糾纏。惡仇謀吾命。相將立誓言。

For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink,

I eat ashes for food. My tears run down into my drink

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mixed my drink with weeping

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

My tears have been my food day and night. All day long people say to me,“ Where is your God?”

You have given us tears as our food. You have made us drink tears by the bowlful.

Don’t tell the people of Gath about it. Don’t let them see you weep. People in Beth Ophrah, roll in the dust.

They put bitter spices in my food. They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.

Streams of tears flow from my eyes. That’s because my people are destroyed.Tears will never stop flowing from my eyes. My eyes can’t get any rest.

Sighs have become my food every day. Groans pour out of me like water.

The Lord has made my life bitter. He has made me suffer bitterly.He made me chew stones that broke my teeth. He has walked all over me in the dust.

That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say,“ This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

They’ll be forced to eat dust like a snake. They’ll be like creatures that have to crawl on the ground. They’ll come out of their dens trembling with fear. They’ll show respect for the Lord our God. They will also have respect for his people.