ס (Samek) You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us; you killed without mercy.

Pursue them in anger and eradicate them from under the Lord’s heaven.

We are pursued – they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest.

ק (Qof) Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.

ג (Gimel) Judah has departed into exile under affliction and harsh oppression. She lives among the nations; she has found no resting place. All who pursued her overtook her in narrow straits.

ו (Vav) All of Daughter Zion’s splendor has departed. Her leaders became like deer; they found no pasture, so they were too exhausted to escape from the hunter.