15. “The Lord jeered at all my strongest soldiers;He sent an army to destroy my young men.He crushed my people like grapes in a winepress.
16. “That is why my eyes are overflowing with tears.No one can comfort me; no one can give me courage.The enemy has conquered me; my people have nothing left.
17. “I stretch out my hands, but no one will help me.The Lord has called enemies against me from every side;They treat me like some filthy thing.
18. “But the Lord is just, for I have disobeyed him.Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain.My young men and women have been taken away captive.