8. We are ruled by those who are no better than slaves,and no one can save us from their power.
9. Murderers roam through the countryside;we risk our lives when we look for food.
10. Hunger has made us burn with fever,until our skin is as hot as an oven.
11. Our wives have been raped on Mount Zion itself;in every Judean village our daughters have been forced to submit.
12. Our leaders have been taken and hanged;our elders are shown no respect.