² Speak tenderly^(A) to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service^(B) has been completed,^(C)
    that her sin has been paid for,^(D)
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double^(E) for all her sins.

³ Yet you know me, Lord;
    you see me and test^(A) my thoughts about you.
Drag them off like sheep^(B) to be butchered!
    Set them apart for the day of slaughter!^(C)