14:18 If I go out into the countryside,
I see those who have been killed in battle.
If I go into the city,
I see those who are sick because of starvation.
For both prophet and priest go about their own business
in the land without having any real understanding.’”
ד (Dalet)
4:4 The infant’s tongue sticks
to the roof of its mouth due to thirst;
little children beg for bread,
but no one gives them even a morsel.
ה (He)
4:5 Those who once feasted on delicacies
are now starving to death
Those who grew up
are now dying
ו (Vav)
4:6 The punishment
exceeded that of
which was overthrown in a moment
with no one to help her.
ז (Zayin)
4:7 Her consecrated ones
whiter than milk;
their bodies more ruddy than corals,
their hair
ח (Khet)
4:8 Now their appearance
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it is dried up, like tree bark.
ט (Tet)
4:9 Those who died by the sword
than those who die of hunger,
those who
struck down
5:10 Our skin is hot as an oven
due to a fever from hunger.