⁹ Those killed by the sword are better off
    than those who die of famine;^(A)
racked with hunger, they waste away
    for lack of food from the field.^(B)

¹⁰ With their own hands compassionate women
    have cooked their own children,^(C)
who became their food
    when my people were destroyed.

¹¹ The Lord has given full vent to his wrath;^(D)
    he has poured out^(E) his fierce anger.^(F)
He kindled a fire^(G) in Zion
    that consumed her foundations.^(H)