Lamentations 4:7-11

7Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like lapis lazuli.

8Now they appear darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become dry like wood.

9Those slain by the sword are better off than those slain by hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.

10The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children; they became their food during the destruction of my dear people.

11The Lord has exhausted his wrath, poured out his burning anger; he has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.