1. Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no more be called tender and delicate.
2. Take the millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, uncover the leg, cross the rivers.
3. Your nakedness will be uncovered, and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance, and will spare no one.
4. Our Redeemer, Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name, is the Holy One of Israel.
5. Sit in silence, go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no more be called the mistress-queen of kingdoms.
6. I was angry with My people. I profaned My heritage. I gave them into your hand, but you showed them no mercy. You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.