6 We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.
7 Our people before us sinned. And they are now dead. We are being punished because of their sins.
8 Slaves rule over us. No one can set us free from their powerful hands.
9 We put our lives in danger just to get some bread to eat. Robbers in the desert might kill us with their swords.
10 Our skin is as hot as an oven. We are so hungry we're burning up with fever.
11 Our women have been raped in Zion. Our virgins have been raped in the towns of Judah.
12 Our princes have been hung up by their hands. No one shows our elders any respect.