Arise, cry out in the night,     as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water     in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him     for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger     at every street corner.

 “Look, Lord, and consider:     Whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring,     the children they have cared for? Should priest and prophet be killed     in the sanctuary of the Lord?