⁴ Ah, sinful nation,
    a people laden with iniquity,
^(A)offspring of evildoers,
    children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
    they have ^(B)despised ^(C)the Holy One of Israel,
    they are utterly ^(D)estranged.

^7 (A)Your country lies desolate;
    your cities are burned with fire;
in your very presence
    foreigners devour your land;
    it is desolate, as overthrown by foreigners.