⁵ “Sit in silence,^(A) go into darkness,^(B)
    queen city of the Babylonians;^(C)
no more will you be called
    queen^(D) of kingdoms.^(E)
6 I was angry^(F) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;^(G)
I gave them into your hand,^(H)
    and you showed them no mercy.^(I)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.
⁷ You said, ‘I am forever^(J)—
    the eternal queen!’^(K)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect^(L) on what might happen.^(M)