“Young men
Are compelled
To grind
At the mill.
Boys stagger
Under loads of wood.
The old men
Have left
The city gate.
The young men
Have left
Their music.”
The lives of the people left in Jerusalem have changed. The young men are now grinding at the mill, while the young boys stagger under the heavy loads of wood. The old men have left their discussions at the city gate, while the young men no longer are involved with music.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 