11 Women are raped in Zion,

young women in the towns of Judah.

12 Princes are hung up by their hands;

no respect is shown to the elders.

13 Young men are compelled to grind at the mill,

and boys stagger under loads of wood.

14 The old men have left the city gate,

the young men their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;

our dancing has been turned to mourning.

11 They ravished the women in Zion,

And the maids in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes are hanged up by their hand:

The faces of elders were not honoured.

13 They took the young men to grind,

And the children fell under the wood.

14 The elders have ceased from the gate,

The young men from their musick.

15 The joy of our heart is ceased;

Our dance is turned into mourning.

11 Our enemies rape the women in Jerusalem

and the young girls in all the towns of Judah.

12 Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs,

and our elders are treated with contempt.

13 Young men are led away to work at millstones,

and boys stagger under heavy loads of wood.

14 The elders no longer sit in the city gates;

the young men no longer dance and sing.

15 Joy has left our hearts;

our dancing has turned to mourning.

11 They ravished the women in Zion,

The maidens in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes were hung up by their hands,

And elders were not respected.

13 Young men ground at the millstones;

Boys staggered under loads of wood.

14 The elders have ceased gathering at the gate,

And the young men from their music.

15 The joy of our heart has ceased;

Our dance has turned into mourning.

11 The enemy abused the women of Jerusalem

and the girls in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes were hung by the hands;

they did not respect our elders.

13 The young men ground grain at the mill,

and boys stumbled under loads of wood.

14 The elders no longer sit at the city gates;

the young men no longer sing.

15 We have no more joy in our hearts;

our dancing has turned to sadness.

11 They ravished the women in Zion,

The virgins in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes were hanged up by their hand:

The faces of elders were not honored.

13 The young men bare the mill;

And the children stumbled under the wood.

14 The elders have ceased from the gate,

The young men from their music.

15 The joy of our heart is ceased;

Our dance is turned into mourning.

11 They have ravished the women in Zion, the maids in the cities of Judah. 12 Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured. 13 The young men have borne the mill, and the youths have stumbled under the wood. 14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music. 15 The joy of our heart hath ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

11 Women in Zion are raped, so are the girls in the cities of Judah. 

12 ⸤Our⸥ leaders are hung by their hands. 

⸤Our⸥ older leaders are shown no respect. 

13 ⸤Our⸥ young men work at the mill, 

and ⸤our⸥ boys stagger under loads of wood. 

14 ⸤Our⸥ older leaders have stopped meeting at the city gate, 

and ⸤our⸥ young men no longer play their music. 

15 There is no joy left in our hearts. 

Our dancing has turned into mourning. 

11 Women are raped in Zion,

girls in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes are hung up by their hands;

elders are shown no respect.

13 Young men labor at millstones;

boys stumble under loads of wood.

14 The elders have left the city gate,

the young men, their music.

15 Joy has left our hearts;

our dancing has turned to mourning.

11 Women are raped in Zion,

virgins in the towns of Judah.

12 Princes are hung up by their hands;

no respect is shown to the elders.

13 Young men are compelled to grind,

and boys stagger under loads of wood.

14 The old men have left the city gate,

the young men their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;

our dancing has been turned to mourning.

11 They raped women in Zion,

young women in the cities of Judah.

12 They hang princes by their hand;

they do not show respect before elders.

13 Young men must carry a hand-mill

and boys stumble under the wood.

14 Elders are no longer at the gate,

young men no longer play stringed instruments.

15 The joy of our hearts has stopped;

our circle-dancing has changed to a mourning ceremony.

11 Our women have been raped in Zion.

Our virgins have been raped in the towns of Judah.

12 Our princes have been hung up by their hands.

No one shows our elders any respect.

13 Our young men are forced to grind grain at the mill.

Our boys almost fall down

as they carry heavy loads of wood.

14 Our elders don’t go to the city gate anymore.

Our young men have stopped playing their music.

15 There isn’t any joy in our hearts.

Our dancing has turned into sobbing.

11 They ravished the women in Zion,

The virgins in the cities of Judah.

12 Princes were hung by their hands;

Elders were not respected.

13 Young men worked at the grinding mill,

And youths stumbled under loads of wood.

14 Elders are gone from the gate,

Young men from their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;

Our dancing has been turned into mourning.