³ In the streets they wear ·rough cloth [sackcloth; ^Cto show their sadness].
    On the roofs [^Croofs were flat and used as living and storage space in Palestine] and in the public squares,
they are ·crying loudly [wailing], ·with tears streaming down [or falling down weeping].
⁴ ·People in the cities Heshbon and Elealeh [^LHeshbon and Elealeh] cry out loud.
    You can hear their voices far away in the city Jahaz.
Even the ·soldiers [armed men] ·are frightened [cry out; shout in terror];
    ·they are shaking with fear [^Lhis soul wavers/trembles].