^2 (A)Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,
You merchants of Sidon;
^[a]Your messengers crossed the sea

¹⁰ The elders of the daughter of Zion
^(A)Sit on the ground, they ^(B)are silent.
They have thrown ^(C)dust on their heads;
They have girded themselves with ^(D)sackcloth.
The ^(E)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.