² Be silent,^(A) you people of the island
    and you merchants^(B) of Sidon,^(C)
    whom the seafarers have enriched.

¹⁴ Why are we sitting here?
    Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities^(A)
    and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
    and given us poisoned water^(B) to drink,
    because we have sinned^(C) against him.

¹⁰ The elders of Daughter Zion
    sit on the ground in silence;^(A)
they have sprinkled dust^(B) on their heads^(C)
    and put on sackcloth.^(D)
The young women of Jerusalem
    have bowed their heads to the ground.^(E)

² He has driven me away and made me walk
    in darkness^(A) rather than light;

²⁸ Let him sit alone in silence,^(A)
    for the Lord has laid it on him.