⁹ “Since the days of Gibeah,^(A) you have sinned,^(B) Israel,
    and there you have remained.^[a]
Will not war again overtake
    the evildoers in Gibeah?

⁹ They have sunk deep into corruption,^(A)
    as in the days of Gibeah.^(B)
God will remember^(C) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.^(D)

³ After affliction and harsh labor,
    Judah has gone into exile.^(A)
She dwells among the nations;
    she finds no resting place.^(B)
All who pursue her have overtaken her^(C)
    in the midst of her distress.