¹⁸ “The Lord is right,” Jerusalem says,
    “for I rebelled against him.
Listen, people everywhere;
    look upon my anguish and despair,
for my sons and daughters
    have been taken captive to distant lands.

¹² “Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by?
    Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine,
which the Lord brought on me
    when he erupted in fierce anger.

⁴² “We have sinned and rebelled,
    and you have not forgiven us.

¹¹ They rebelled against the words of God,
    scorning the counsel of the Most High.

“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was,
    because you have sent these judgments.
⁶ Since they shed the blood
    of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
    It is their just reward.”

“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
    your judgments are true and just.”