12. You sold your people for very little. You didn't gain anything when you sold them.
13. You have made us something that our neighbors laugh at. Those who live around us make fun of us and tease us.
14. The nations make jokes about us. They shake their heads at us.
15. All day long I am reminded of my shame. My face is covered with it
16. because of those who laugh at me and attack me with their words. They want to get even with me.
17. All of this happened to us, even though we had not forgotten you. We had been true to the covenant you made with us.
18. Our hearts had not turned away from you. Our feet had not wandered from your path.
19. But you crushed us and left us to the wild dogs. You covered us over with deep darkness.
20. We didn't forget our God. We didn't spread out our hands in prayer to a strange god.
21. If we had, God would have discovered it. He knows the secrets of our hearts.
22. But because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.
23. Lord, wake up! Why are you sleeping? Get up! Don't say no to us forever.
24. Why do you turn your face away from us? Why do you forget our pain and troubles?
25. We are brought down to the dust. Our bodies lie flat on the ground.