⁶ The punishment of my people
    is greater than that of Sodom,^(A)
which was overthrown in a moment
    without a hand turned to help her.

⁷ Their princes were brighter than snow
    and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
    their appearance like lapis lazuli.

⁸ But now they are blacker^(B) than soot;
    they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;^(C)
    it has become as dry as a stick.