Our
psaltery is laid on the ground, our song is put to silence, our
rejoicing is at an end, the light of our
candlestick is put out, the ark of our covenant is
spoiled, our holy things are
defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost
profaned: our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are
gone into captivity, our virgins are
defiled, and our wives
ravished; our righteous men carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men are brought in
bondage, and our strong men are become weak;