How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #10
The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food in the destruction of my people. (NRSV 4:10)
The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. (KJV 4:10)
More mention of moms/cannibals. This time the author compares the before-and-after state of the women. These mothers were once compassionate and loving, but now they're just hungry. The thought of being forced to boil dead babies for food to stay alive is pretty horrific. Another indication of the total breakdown of society. People are literally being driven insane.
Quote #11
Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. (NRSV 5:11)
They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah. (KJV 5:11)
Okay, so the Poet finally comes out and describes mass rape. Women are being raped in the streets and there's nothing anyone can do about it. These are dark times, and they're especially dark for women.