²⁴ I will send wasting famine^(A) against them,
    consuming pestilence^(B) and deadly plague;^(C)
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,^(D)
    the venom of vipers^(E) that glide in the dust.^(F)

⁶ “In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,^(A)
    in the days of Jael,^(B) the highways^(C) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.^(D)

⁸ The highways are deserted,
    no travelers^(A) are on the roads.^(B)
The treaty is broken,^(C)
    its witnesses^[a] are despised,
    no one is respected.

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

³ After affliction and harsh labor,
    Judah has gone into exile.^(J)
She dwells among the nations;
    she finds no resting place.^(K)
All who pursue her have overtaken her^(L)
    in the midst of her distress.

⁴ The roads to Zion mourn,^(M)
    for no one comes to her appointed festivals.
All her gateways are desolate,^(N)
    her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
    and she is in bitter anguish.^(O)