Lamentations 4:1-6

1How the gold has lost its luster! Even the finest gold has become dull. The sacred gemstones lie scattered in the streets!

2See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in fine gold, are now treated like pots of clay made by a common potter.

3Even the jackals feed their young, but not my people Israel. They ignore their children’s cries, like ostriches in the desert.

4The parched tongues of their little ones stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst. The children cry for bread, but no one has any to give them.

5The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.

6The guilt of my people is greater than that of Sodom, where utter disaster struck in a moment and no hand offered help.