1. Look at how the gold has lost its brightness! See how dull the fine gold has become! The sacred jewels are scattered at every street corner.
2. The priceless children of Zion were worth their weight in gold. But now they are thought of as clay pots made by the hands of a potter.
3. Even wild dogs nurse their young pups. But my people are as mean as ostriches in the desert.
4. When our babies get thirsty, their tongues stick to the roofs of their mouths. When our children beg for bread, no one gives them any.
5. Those who once ate fine food are dying in the streets. Those who wore fancy clothes are now lying on piles of trash.
6. My people have been punished more than Sodom was. It was destroyed in a moment. No one offered it a helping hand.
7. Jerusalem 's princes were brighter than snow. They were whiter than milk. Their bodies were redder than rubies. They looked like sapphires.