But the people of Jerusalem will become Shishak’s servants. This will happen so that they may learn that serving me is different from serving the kings of other nations.”
And now, we are slaves.\par We are slaves in this land,\par the land you gave our ancestors\par so they could enjoy its fruit and\par all the good things that grow here.\par
Lord, you are our God.\par But in the past, we followed other lords. {\cf2\super [242]} \par We belonged to other masters.\par But now we want people to remember only one name, your name!\par
Israel went to his ‘lovers’ among the nations.\par But I will gather the Israelites together.\par But they must suffer a little from the burden\par of that mighty king.\par