1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the
2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they
3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their
4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth
5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they
6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is
7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk,
9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be
10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children:
11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his
12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world,
13 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests,
15 They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart,
16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard
17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our
18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is
19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they
20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the
22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of