11. Yahweh has completed his anger, he has poured out his fierce anger; he has kindled a fire in Zion, it consumed her foundations.
12. The kings of the earth did not believe, and all the inhabitants of the world, that a foe and an enemy could enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
13. Because of the sins of her prophets, the guilt of her priests, who shed blood in her midst, of righteous people.
14. They wander blindly in the streets; they were defiled with the blood, their clothes could not be touched.
15. “Go away! Defiled!” they shout to them. “Go away! Go away! Do not touch!” so they left, they left; it was said among the nations, “They will no longer dwell with us.”
16. The presence of Yahweh has scattered them, he will no longer watch over them; they did not honor the priests, they did not show mercy to elders.
17. Still our eyes failed, looking for our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.
18. They hunted our steps, from walking in our streets; our end has come near, our days are finished, our end has come.