¹⁷ The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
Pay attention!
Summon the women who mourn,
        let them come;
    send for those best trained,
        let them come.
¹⁸ Hurry!
Let them weep for us
    so that our eyes fill up with tears
        and water streams down.
¹⁹ The sound of sobbing
    is heard from Zion:
    “We’re devastated!
    We’re so ashamed!
    We have to leave the land
        and abandon our homes!”