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1 - How The Gold Has Lost Its Luster, The Fine Gold Become Dull! The Sacred Gems Are Scattered At The Head Of Every Street.
2 - How The Precious Sons Of Zion, Once Worth Their Weight In Gold, Are Now Considered As Pots Of Clay, The Work Of A Potter's Hands!
3 - Even Jackals Offer Their Breasts To Nurse Their Young, But My People Have Become Heartless Like Ostriches In The Desert.
4 - Because Of Thirst The Infant's Tongue Sticks To The Roof Of Its Mouth; The Children Beg For Bread, But No One Gives It To Them.
5 - Those Who Once Ate Delicacies Are Destitute In The Streets. Those Nurtured In Purple Now Lie On Ash Heaps.
6 - The Punishment Of My People Is Greater Than That Of Sodom, Which Was Overthrown In A Moment Without A Hand Turned To Help Her.
7 - Their Princes Were Brighter Than Snow And Whiter Than Milk, Their Bodies More Ruddy Than Rubies, Their Appearance Like Sapphires.
8 - But Now They Are Blacker Than Soot; They Are Not Recognized In The Streets. Their Skin Has Shriveled On Their Bones; It Has Become As Dry As A Stick.
9 - Those Killed By The Sword Are Better Off Than Those Who Die Of Famine; Racked With Hunger, They Waste Away For Lack Of Food From The Field.
10 - With Their Own Hands Compassionate Women Have Cooked Their Own Children, Who Became Their Food When My People Were Destroyed.
11 - The Lord Has Given Full Vent To His Wrath; He Has Poured Out His Fierce Anger. He Kindled A Fire In Zion That Consumed Her Foundations.
12 - The Kings Of The Earth Did Not Believe, Nor Did Any Of The World's People, That Enemies And Foes Could Enter The Gates Of Jerusalem.
13 - But It Happened Because Of The Sins Of Her Prophets And The Iniquities Of Her Priests, Who Shed Within Her The Blood Of The Righteous.
14 - Now They Grope Through The Streets Like Men Who Are Blind. They Are So Defiled With Blood That No One Dares To Touch Their Garments.
15 - "Go Away! You Are Unclean!" Men Cry To Them. "Away! Away! Don't Touch Us!" When They Flee And Wander About, People Among The Nations Say, "They Can Stay Here No Longer."
16 - The Lord Himself Has Scattered Them; He No Longer Watches Over Them. The Priests Are Shown No Honor, The Elders No Favor.
17 - Moreover, Our Eyes Failed, Looking In Vain For Help; From Our Towers We Watched For A Nation That Could Not Save Us.
18 - Men Stalked Us At Every Step, So We Could Not Walk In Our Streets. Our End Was Near, Our Days Were Numbered, For Our End Had Come.
19 - Our Pursuers Were Swifter Than Eagles In The Sky; They Chased Us Over The Mountains And Lay In Wait For Us In The Desert.
20 - The Lord 'S Anointed, Our Very Life Breath, Was Caught In Their Traps. We Thought That Under His Shadow We Would Live Among The Nations.
21 - Rejoice And Be Glad, O Daughter Of Edom, You Who Live In The Land Of Uz. But To You Also The Cup Will Be Passed; You Will Be Drunk And Stripped Naked.
22 - O Daughter Of Zion, Your Punishment Will End; He Will Not Prolong Your Exile. But, O Daughter Of Edom, He Will Punish Your Sin And Expose Your Wickedness.