Our psaltery is laid on the ground, our song is put to silence, our rejoicing is at an end, the light of our candlestick is put out, the ark of our covenant is spoiled, our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost profaned: our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are gone into captivity, our virgins are defiled, and our wives ravished; our righteous men carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our strong men are become weak;
our music silenced, our songs stopped, our joy ended, the light of our lampstand put out, the ark of our covenant plundered, our holy things defiled, and the name called over us nearly disgraced; our children shamed, our priests burned, our Levites led into captivity, our young women defiled, our wives violated, our righteous carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men enslaved, and our strong men made weak.
