{Beth} The LORD hath cast down all the glory of Jacob without any favour: all the strong places of the daughter Judah hath he broken in his wrath, and thrown them down to the ground: her kingdom and her princes hath he suspended.

{Samekh} Thou hast covered us in thy wrath, and persecuted us, thou hast slain us, without any favour.

The presence of the Lord scattered them [among the nations];
He will not continue to look after them.
They did not honor the priests;
They did not favor the elders.

Our skin is as hot as [the heat of] an oven
Because of the burning heat of [the fever of] famine.