1 Go, sit in the dirt,virgin princess of Babylon!Sit on the ground, not on a throne,princess of the Babylonians!You will no longer be called soft and delicate.
2 Take millstones and grind flour.Remove your veil.Take off your skirt.Uncover your legs, and cross the river.
3 People will see you naked.People will see your shame.I will take revenge.I won’t spare anyone.
4 Our defender is the Holy One of Israel.His name is the Lord of Armies.
5 Go into the dark, and sit in silence,princess of the Babylonians!You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
6 I was angry with my people.I dishonored those who belong to me.I put them under your control.You showed them no mercy.You placed a heavy burden on old people.
7 You said, “I will always be a queen.”You didn’t carefully consider these thingsor keep in mind how they would end.