10 With their own hands compassionate women

have cooked their own children,

who became their food

when my people were destroyed.

11 The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;

he has poured out his fierce anger.

He kindled a fire in Zion

that consumed her foundations.

10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children:

They were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11 The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger,

And hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

10 Tenderhearted women

have cooked their own children.

They have eaten them

to survive the siege.

11 But now the anger of the Lord is satisfied.

His fierce anger has been poured out.

He started a fire in Jerusalem

that burned the city to its foundations.

10 The hands of the compassionate women

Have cooked their own children;

They became food for them

In the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11 The Lord has fulfilled His fury,

He has poured out His fierce anger.

He kindled a fire in Zion,

And it has devoured its foundations.

10 With their own hands kind women

cook their own children.

They became food

when my people were destroyed.

11 The Lord turned loose all of his anger;

he poured out his strong anger.

He set fire to Jerusalem,

burning it down to the foundations.

10 The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children;

They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11 Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger;

And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.

10 The hands of pitiful women have boiled their own children: they were their meat in the ruin of the daughter of my people. 11 Jehovah hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath consumed the foundations thereof.

10 The hands of loving mothers cooked their own children. 

The children were used for food by my people 

when they were being destroyed ⸤by a blockade⸥. 

11 The Lord’s fury has accomplished his purpose. 

He unleashed his burning anger. 

He started a fire in Zion that even burned its foundations. 

10 The hands of compassionate women

have cooked their own children;

they became their food

during the destruction of my dear people.

11 The Lord has exhausted His wrath,

poured out His burning anger;

He has ignited a fire in Zion,

and it has consumed her foundations.

10 The hands of compassionate women

have boiled their own children;

they became their food

in the destruction of my people.

11 The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;

he poured out his hot anger,

and kindled a fire in Zion

that consumed its foundations.

10 The hands of compassionate women,

have cooked their children;

they became as something to eat

in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11 Yahweh has completed his anger,

he has poured out his fierce anger;

he has kindled a fire in Zion,

it consumed her foundations.

10 With their own hands, loving mothers

have had to cook even their own children.

They ate their children

when my people were destroyed.

11 The Lord has become very angry.

He has poured out his burning anger.

He started a fire in Zion.

It burned up the very foundations.

10 The hands of compassionate women

Boiled their own children;

They became food for them

Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

11 The Lord has accomplished His wrath,

He has poured out His fierce anger;

And He has kindled a fire in Zion

Which has consumed its foundations.