8. Jerusalem sinned terribly.So she has become unclean.Those who honored her hate her nowbecause they have seen her nakedness.Jerusalem groansand turns away.
9. Jerusalem made herself unclean by her sins.She did not think about what would happen to her.Her defeat was surprising.There was no one to comfort her.She says, “Lord, see how I suffer.The enemy has won.”
10. The enemy reached out and tookall her precious things.She even saw foreignersenter her Temple.Lord, you had commandedthat they should not enter the meeting of your people.
11. All of Jerusalem’s people are groaning.They are looking for bread.They are giving away their precious things for foodso they can stay alive.The city says, “Look, Lord, and see.I am hated.”
12. Jerusalem says, “You who pass by on the road don’t seem to care.Come, look at me and see.Is there any pain like mine?Is there any pain like that he has caused me?The Lord has punished meon the day of his great anger.
13. “The Lord sent fire from above.It went down into my bones.He stretched out a net for my feet.He turned me back.He made me sad and lonely.I am weak all day.
14. “He has noticed my sins.They are tied together by his hands.They hang around my neck.He has turned my strength into weakness.The Lord has let me be defeatedby those who are stronger than I am.
15. “The Lord has rejectedall my mighty men inside my walls.He brought an army against meto destroy my young men.As if in a winepress, the Lord has crushedthe capital city of Judah.