13 They didn’t acknowledgeGod’s requirements,walk in the ways ofGod’s commandments,or follow the paths in whichhis righteousness trained them.
14 Neighbors of Zion, come!Remember the exilemy sons and daughters suffered,brought on them by the eternal one.
15 God brought a nationfrom far away against them,a nation that is shamelessand speaks a strange language,that showed no respect for the elderly or pity for the child.
16 It took away the widow’sdearly loved sonsand deprived the lonely womanof her daughters.
17 But how am I able to help you?
18 The one who broughtthe horrible things on youwill rescue youfrom your enemies’ grasp.
19 Go, children, go,for I have been left desolate.