17 ^aZion¹ spreads out her hands,
But no one comforts her;
The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob
That those ^baround him become his adversaries;
Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them. ‡

18 “The Lord is ^arighteous,
For I ^brebelled against His commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity. ‡

20 “See, O Lord, that I am in distress;
My ^asoul is troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very rebellious.
^bOutside the sword bereaves,
At home it is like death. ‡

21 “They have heard that I sigh,
But no one comforts me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
They are ^aglad that You have done it.
Bring on ^bthe day You have announced,
That they may become like me. ‡