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Desperate people will grab anyone who seems the least bit ordinary.

People: You managed to hold on to your coat, so you must be our leader;
        this heap of rubble will be under your command!

Chosen Leader: I will not play the nurse for your wounds.
        Do not elect me to lead the people—I can barely feed and clothe my own.

O how this precious city, this Jerusalem, has gone wrong,
    and Judah is in shambles.
For all they say and do is an affront to the Eternal,
    resisting His glorious presence.

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