2. Zion’s precious people —once worth their weight in pure gold —how they are regarded as clay jars,the work of a potter’s hands!
3. Even jackals offer their breaststo nurse their young,but my dear people have become cruellike ostriches in the wilderness.
4. The nursing infant’s tongueclings to the roof of his mouth from thirst. Little children beg for bread,but no one gives them any.
5. Those who used to eat delicaciesare destitute in the streets;those who were reared in purple garments huddle in garbage heaps.