In Babylon, the people who captured us\par told us to sing.\par They told us to sing happy songs.\par They told us to sing songs about Zion. {\cf2\super [630]} \par
Lord, you tricked me,\par and I certainly was fooled.\par You are stronger than I am,\par so you won.\par I have become a joke.\par People laugh at me\par and make fun of me all day long.\par
“Moab, you made fun of Israel.\par Israel was caught by a gang of thieves.\par Every time you spoke about Israel,\par you shook your head and acted like you\par were better than Israel.\par