7:8–13 Zion’s Repentance and Renewed Faith in Yahweh’s Help. Zion’s humiliation is affirmed to be both God’s just judgment and his gracious liberation as the roles with the enemy are reversed. The speakers are not identified but are probably personified cities. 7:8 I fall … rise … I sit in darkness … light. The city is likened to a prisoner of war, near death and in a dungeon of gloom, yet the Lord provides the sure hope of freedom. 7:9 indignation of the LORD … he pleads my cause. The city recognizes