2. Our land has been turned over to strangers. Our houses have been given to foreigners.
3. We have become orphans. We have no father. Our mothers have become like widows.
4. We have to buy the water that we drink. We have to pay for the wood that we use.
5. We are forced to wear a yoke on our necks. We get tired, and we have no rest.
6. We made an agreement with Egypt. We also made an agreement with Assyria to get enough bread.
7. Our ancestors sinned against you, and now they are dead. And we are suffering because of their sins.
8. Slaves have become our rulers. No one can save us from them.
9. We risk our lives to get food. There are men in the desert with swords.