²⁰ “See, O Lord, and consider!
To whom have You done this?
^(A)Should the women eat their offspring,
The children ^[a]they have cuddled?
Should the priest and prophet be slain
In the sanctuary of the Lord?

³ Woe to you who ^(A)put far off the day of ^(B)doom,
^(C)Who cause ^(D)the seat of violence to come near;
⁴ Who lie on beds of ivory,
Stretch out on your couches,
Eat lambs from the flock
And calves from the midst of the stall;
^5 (E)Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,
And invent for yourselves ^(F)musical instruments ^(G)like David;
⁶ Who ^(H)drink wine from bowls,
And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,
^(I)But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

⁹ Those slain by the sword are better off
Than those who die of hunger;
For these ^(A)pine away,
Stricken for lack of the fruits of the ^(B)field.

¹⁰ The hands of the ^(C)compassionate women
Have ^[a]cooked their ^(D)own children;
They became ^(E)food for them
In the destruction of the daughter of my people.