Vav
“All her majesty
Has departed
From daughter Zion!
Her princes
Have become
Like stags
That find no pasture.
They fled
Without strength
Before the pursuer.”
All the great majesty that was part of Zion has now departed. Her princes have become like wandering stag deer with no place to pasture. They even fled without any strength before the pursuing Babylonians. This verse starts with the Hebrew consonant letter Vav. Each verse after this will use the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet in this acrostic poem.
