79:2 They have given the corpses of your servants
to the birds of the sky; 1
the flesh of your loyal followers
to the beasts of the earth.
79:3 They have made their blood flow like water
all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury them. 2
79:4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors;
those who live on our borders taunt and insult us. 3
79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord? 4
Will you stay angry forever?
How long will your rage 5 burn like fire?
1 tn Heb “[as] food for the birds of the sky.”
2 tn Heb “they have poured out their blood like water, all around Jerusalem, and there is no one burying.”
3 tn Heb “an [object of] taunting and [of] mockery to those around us.” See Ps 44:13.
4 tn Heb “How long, O
5 tn Or “jealous anger.”