Is the everlasting heart of thy sanctuary.

Zedekiah

Accursèd one, thou liest! High and hale stand the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah

[With growing frenzy] Every head hath been shorn,

Every beard hath been clipt.

The mothers, wearing sackcloth,

Tear the flesh from their cheeks,

Wailing:

“Where are my sons, where are my daughters?”