1Previously our people were like [MET] pure gold,
2The young men of Jerusalem were as valuable as [MET] large amounts of gold,
3Even the female jackals/wolves feed their pups,
4My people’s infants’ tongues cling to the roofs/tops of their mouths
5People who previously ate fine food
6The people of Sodom were struck with a disaster very suddenly,
7Our leaders’ behavior was previously very pure,
8But now their faces are blacker than soot,
9It is better to die in a battle [MTY]
10Women who usually/previously were very kind
11Yahweh has shown that he was extremely angry;
12None of the kings on the earth or anyone else
13But that is what happened;
14The prophets and priests wandered through the streets
15The people who were alive shouted, “Stay away from us [DOU]! You are defiled/untouchable!
16It is Yahweh himself who has scattered them;
17We [SYN] continued to look for someone to help us,
18Our enemies were hunting for us,
19Those who pursued us were faster than eagles flying in the sky.
20Our king, whom Yahweh appointed,
21You people of [IDM] Edom and Uz,
22You people of [APO] Jerusalem,