Israel cries out to me, “My God, we acknowledge you!”

beside the gates opening into ¹  the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out: ² 

Cries of anguish will arise in Horonaim, ‘Oh, the ruin and great destruction!’

Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man ¹  when he cries for help in his distress. ² 

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! ¹  Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! ² 

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die, ¹ 

Indeed, the cries of distress echo throughout Moabite territory; their wailing can be heard in Eglaim and Beer Elim. ¹ 

Yes, ¹  here is what he says: “You hear cries of panic and of terror; there is no peace in sight. ² 

Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

a day of trumpet blasts ¹  and battle cries. ²  Judgment will fall on ³  the fortified cities and the high corner towers.

At the sound of the trumpet, it says, ‘Aha!’ And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries.

I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; ¹  I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. ² 

Then the guard ¹  cries out: “On the watchtower, O sovereign master, ²  I stand all day long; at my post I am stationed every night.

As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O Lord.

A voice cries out, “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.

Jerusalem will bring me joy, and my people will bring me happiness. ¹  The sound of weeping or cries of sorrow will never be heard in her again.

The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall. ¹  Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba. ² 

The people of the earth will quake when they hear Babylon has been captured. Her cries of anguish will be heard by the other nations.” ¹ 

Nineveh was like a pool ¹  of water ²  throughout her days, ³  but now ⁴  her people ⁵  are running away; ⁶  she cries out: ⁷  “Stop! Stop!” – but no one turns back. ⁸