1Yahweh, think about what has happened to us.
2Foreigners have seized our property,
3Our enemies have killed our fathers;
4Now we are required to pay for water to drink,
5It is as though those who pursue us are at our heels;
6In order to get enough food to remain alive,
7Our ancestors sinned, and now they are dead,
8Officials from Babylon who were previously slaves now rule over us,
9When we roam around in the desert searching for food, we are in danger of being killed,
10Our skin has become hot like [SIM] an oven,
11Our enemies have raped the women in Jerusalem,
12Our enemies have hanged our leaders,
13They force our young men to grind flour with millstones,
14Our elders no longer sit at the city gates to make important decisions;
15We [SYN] are no longer joyful;
16The wreaths of flowers have fallen off our heads.
17We [SYN] are tired and discouraged [IDM],
18Jerusalem is completely deserted,
19But Yahweh, you rule forever!
20So why [RHQ] have you forgotten us?
21Please enable us to return to you,
22Please do that, because we hope that [RHQ] you have not rejected us forever