8Slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us; there isno oneאֵ֥ין'einH369to deliver usפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561from their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
9We getנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935our breadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899at the risk of our livesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.
10Our skinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785is as hotנִכְמָ֔רוּnikh.Ma.ruH3648as an ovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574withמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440feverזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152from our hungerרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.
11Womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802have been ravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,virginsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269have been hung upנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by their handsבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027;eldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205receive noלֹ֥אlo'H3808respectפְּנֵ֥י נֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃pe.Nei neh.Da.ruH6440H1921.
13Young menבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970toilנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375at millstonesטְח֣וֹןte.ChonH2911;boysוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288staggerכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under loads of woodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.
14The eldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205have leftשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673the city gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179;the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970have stoppedtheir musicמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.
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