²⁴ “Daughters of Israel,
    weep for Saul,
who clothed you in scarlet and finery,
    who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.^(A)

³² Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
    a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten^(A) me,
    days without number.

¹⁶ The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion^(A) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,^(B)
    flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
    with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
    the Lord will make their scalps bald.^(C)”

²⁴ Instead of fragrance^(M) there will be a stench;^(N)
    instead of a sash,^(O) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;^(P)
    instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;^(Q)
    instead of beauty,^(R) branding.^(S)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,^(T)
    your warriors in battle.^(U)
26 The gates^(V) of Zion will lament and mourn;^(W)
    destitute,^(X) she will sit on the ground.^(Y)

³⁰ ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils:^(A)
    a woman or two for each man,
colorful garments as plunder for Sisera,
    colorful garments embroidered,
highly embroidered garments^(B) for my neck—
    all this as plunder?^(C)’

¹² “Kings and armies flee^(A) in haste;
    the women at home divide the plunder.^(B)