What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? What can I bring forward as a witness, or instance, to prove that others have sustained as grievous ills as thou? I cannot console thee, as mourners are often consoled, by showing that thy lot is only what others, too, suffer. The "sea" affords the only suitable emblem of thy woes, by its boundless extent and depth (Lamentations 1:12; Daniel 9:12).
[Nun (n)]