8 You forgot the eternal Godwho raised you;and you caused pain to Jerusalem,who nurtured you.
9 Jerusalem saw the wrath of Godthat came on you and said:Neighbors of Zion, listen!God has brought me great grief.
10 I have watched my sons and daughters taken captive,the action of the eternal one.
11 I nursed them joyfully,but I sent them awaywith tears and mourning.
12 Don’t any of you rejoice over me,a widow deserted by many.My children avoided God’s Law,so I was stripped barebecause of their sins.
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.