¹How the gold has become tarnished, ²How the precious sons of Zion, ³Even jackals offer their breasts ⁴The nursing infant’s tongue ⁵Those who once ate delicacies ⁶The punishment of the daughter of my people ⁷Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, ⁸But now their appearance is blacker than soot; ⁹Those slain by the sword are better off ¹⁰The hands of compassionate women ¹¹The LORD has exhausted His wrath; ¹²The kings of the earth did not believe, ¹³But this was for the sins of her prophets ¹⁴They wandered blind in the streets, ¹⁵“Go away! Unclean!” ¹⁶The presence of the LORD has scattered them; ¹⁷All the while our eyes were failing ¹⁸They stalked our every step, ¹⁹Those who chased us were swifter ²⁰The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, ²¹So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, ²²O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete;