<p class="poetry">May they praise Godp> <p class="poetry">while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For<n id="1" /> they do not speak the truth;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">their stomachs are like the place of destruction,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">their throats like an open grave,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am exhausted from shouting for help;p> <p class="poetry">my throat is sore;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">hands, but cannot touch,p> <p class="poetry">feet, but cannot walk.p> <p class="poetry">They cannot even clear their throats.<n id="1" />p>

I adorned you with jewelry. I put bracelets on your hands and a necklace around your neck.

<t /><p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> says,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The women<n id="1" /> of Zion are proud.p> <p class="poetry">They walk with their heads high<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and flirt with their eyes.p> <p class="poetry">They skip along<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Shout loudly! Don&#8217;t be quiet!p> <p class="poetry">Yell as loud as a trumpet!p> <p class="poetry">Confront my people with their rebellious deeds;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">confront Jacob&#8217;s family with their sin!<n id="2" />p>