11. Women have been violated in Zion,and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12. Princes have been hung up by their hands;elders are shown no respect.
13. Young men toil at the millstones;boys stagger under loads of wood.
14. The elders are gone from the city gate;the young men have stopped their music.
15. Joy is gone from our hearts;our dancing has turned to mourning.
16. The crown has fallen from our head.Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17. Because of this our hearts are faint;because of these things our eyes grow dim
18. for Mount Zion, which lies desolate,with jackals prowling over it.
19. You, Lord, reign for ever;your throne endures from generation to generation.
20. Why do you always forget us?Why do you forsake us so long?
21. Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;renew our days as of old