²¹ See how the faithful city
    has become a prostitute!^(A)
She once was full of justice;
    righteousness^(B) used to dwell in her—
    but now murderers!^(C)

²⁰ “Long ago you broke off your yoke^(A)
    and tore off your bonds;^(B)
    you said, ‘I will not serve you!’^(C)
Indeed, on every high hill^(D)
    and under every spreading tree^(E)
    you lay down as a prostitute.^(F)

²⁵ Do not run until your feet are bare
    and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!^(A)
    I love foreign gods,^(B)
    and I must go after them.’^(C)

³⁰ What are you doing,^(A) you devastated one?
    Why dress yourself in scarlet
    and put on jewels^(B) of gold?
Why highlight your eyes with makeup?^(C)
    You adorn yourself in vain.
Your lovers^(D) despise you;
    they want to kill you.^(E)

² Bitterly she weeps^(A) at night,
    tears are on her cheeks.
Among all her lovers^(B)
    there is no one to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed^(C) her;
    they have become her enemies.^(D)