<t /><p class="poetry">How tragic that the once-faithful cityp> <p class="poetry">has become a prostitute!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">She was once a center of<n id="2" /> justice,p> <p class="poetry">fairness resided in her,p> <p class="poetry">but now only murderers.<n id="3" />p>

you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Look how the oppressor has met his end!p> <p class="poetry">Hostility<n id="2" /> has ceased!p>

<p class="poetry">Look how you have fallen from the sky,p> <p class="poetry">O shining one, son of the dawn!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You have been cut down to the ground,p> <p class="poetry">O conqueror<n id="2" /> of the nations!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For my sake alone<n id="1" /> I will act,p> <p class="poetry">for how can I allow my name to be defiled?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not share my glory with anyone else!<n id="3" />p>

Certainly you will not refuse one of my master&#8217;s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Pharaoh&#8217;s wise advisers give stupid advice.p> <p class="poetry">How dare you say to Pharaoh,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I am one of the sages,p> <p class="poetry">one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

At that time<n id="1" /> those who live on this coast<n id="2" /> will say, &#8216;Look what has happened to our source of hope to whom we fled for help, expecting to be rescued from the king of Assyria! How can we escape now?&#8217;&#8221;p>