2 They have given the dead bodies of your servantsto the birds for food.They have given the flesh of your godly onesto the animals.
3 They have shed the blood of your people around Jerusalemas though it were water.There is no one to bury your people.
4 We have become a disgrace to our neighbors,an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.
5 How long, O Lord?Will you remain angry forever?Will your fury continue to burn like fire?
6 Pour your fury on the nations that do not know you,on the kingdoms that have not called you.
7 They have devoured Jacob.They have destroyed his home.
8 Do not hold the crimes of our ancestors against us.Reach out to us soon with your compassion,because we are helpless.