15. ‘Go away! You are unclean!’ people cry to them.‘Away! Away! Don’t touch us!’When they flee and wander about,people among the nations say,‘They can stay here no longer.’
16. The Lord himself has scattered them;he no longer watches over them.The priests are shown no honour,the elders no favour.
17. Moreover, our eyes failed,looking in vain for help;from our towers we watchedfor a nation that could not save us.
18. People stalked us at every step,so we could not walk in our streets.Our end was near, our days were numbered,for our end had come.