How adark
the gold
has become
, How the pure
gold
has changed
! The sacred
stones
are poured
out At the 1corner
of every
street
.
The precious sons
of Zion
, Weighed
against fine
gold
, How
they are regarded
as aearthen
jars
, The work
of a potter's
hands
!
Even ajackals
offer
the breast
, They nurse
their young
; But the daughter
of my people
has become bcruel
Like costriches
in the wilderness
.
The atongue of the infant
cleaves
To the roof
of its mouth
because of bthirst
; The little
ones
cask
for bread
, But no
one
breaks
it for them.
Those who ate adelicacies
Are desolate
in the streets
; Those 1reared
in purple
Embrace
ash
pits
.
For the 1iniquity of the daughter
of my people
Is greater
than
the 2 asin
of Sodom
, Which was boverthrown
as in a moment
, And no
hands
were 3turned
toward her.
Her 1consecrated ones
were apurer
than
snow
, They were whiter
than
milk
; They were more
ruddy
in 2body
than
corals
, Their polishing
was like 3 blapis
lazuli
.
Their appearance is ablacker
than
soot
, They are not recognized
in the streets
; Their bskin
is shriveled
on their bones
, It is withered
, it has become
like wood
.
Better are those 1 aslain
with the sword
Than
those 1slain
with hunger
; For they 2 bpine
away
, being stricken
For lack of the fruits
of 3the field
.
The hands of compassionate
women
aBoiled
their own children
; They became
bfood
for them Because of the destruction
of the daughter
of my people
.
The LORD has aaccomplished
His wrath
, He has poured
out His fierce
anger
; And He has bkindled
a fire
in Zion
Which has consumed
its foundations
.
The kings of the earth
did not believe
, Nor
did any
of athe inhabitants
of the world
, That the adversary
and the enemy
Could benter
the gates
of Jerusalem
.
Because of the sins
of her aprophets
And the iniquities
of her priests
, Who have shed
in her midst
The bblood
of the righteous
;
They wandered, ablind
, in the streets
; They were defiled
with bblood
So that no
one could
touch
their cgarments
.
"Depart! aUnclean
!" 1they cried
of themselves. "Depart
, depart
, do not touch
!" So
they bfled
and wandered
; Men among the nations
said
, "They shall not continue
to dwell
with us."
The presence of the LORD
has scattered
them, He will not continue
to regard
them; They did not 1 ahonor
the priests
, They did not favor
the elders
.
Yet our eyes
failed
, Looking for 1help
was auseless
; In our watching
we have watched
For a bnation
that could not save
.
They ahunted our steps
So
that we could not walk
in our streets
; Our bend
drew
near
, Our days
were 1finished
For our end
had come
.
Our pursuers were aswifter
Than
the eagles
of the sky
; They chased
us on the mountains
, They waited
in ambush
for us in the wilderness
.
The abreath of our nostrils
, the bLORD'S
anointed
, Was ccaptured
in their pits
, Of whom
we had said
, "Under his dshadow
We shall live
among the nations
."
Rejoice and be glad
, O daughter
of aEdom
, Who dwells
in the land
of Uz
; But the bcup
will come
around
to you as well
, You will become
drunk
and make
yourself naked
.
The punishment of your iniquity has been
acompleted
, O daughter
of Zion
; He will exile
you no
longer
. But He bwill punish
your iniquity
, O daughter
of Edom
; He will expose
your sins
!