11. Women are raped in Zion,young women in the cities of Judah;
12. Princes have been hanged by them,elders shown no respect.
13. Young men carry millstones,boys stagger under loads of wood;
14. The elders have abandoned the gate,the young men their music.
15. The joy of our hearts has ceased,dancing has turned into mourning;
16. The crown has fallen from our head:woe to us that we sinned!
17. Because of this our hearts grow sick,at this our eyes grow dim:
18. Because of Mount Zion, lying desolate,and the jackals roaming there!
19. But you, Lord, are enthroned forever;your throne stands from age to age.
20. Why have you utterly forgotten us,forsaken us for so long?
21. Bring us back to you, Lord, that we may return:renew our days as of old.
22. For now you have indeed rejected usand utterly turned your wrath against us.