The Lord’s lament continues as he compares the evil in Jerusalem to a well that keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil.
“So much in use was this well of evil that there was no opportunity for its water to stagnate.1 This is a city where violence and destruction are heard within her, sickness and wounds are ever before me.
Again, the Lord laments the wickedness that has overtaken his people. The words of these verses highlight the tension within the Lord as he brings destruction on the city but expresses sorrow at her decline into rebellion.2
7 Comme un puits fait jaillir ses eaux, Ainsi elle fait jaillir sa méchanceté; Il n'est bruit en son sein que de violence et de ruine; Sans cesse à mes regards s'offrent la douleur et les plaies.