1 How the gold has lost its luster!Even the finest gold has become dull.The sacred gemstoneslie scattered in the streets!
2 See how the precious children of Jerusalem,worth their weight in fine gold,are now treated like pots of claymade by a common potter.
3 Even the jackals feed their young,but not my people Israel.They ignore their children’s cries,like ostriches in the desert.
4 The parched tongues of their little onesstick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst.The children cry for bread,but no one has any to give them.
5 The people who once ate the richest foodsnow beg in the streets for anything they can get.Those who once wore the finest clothesnow search the garbage dumps for food.