6  “In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,

in the days of Jael, ^rthe highways were abandoned,

and travelers kept to the byways.

8  The highways ^wlie waste;

the traveler ceases.

Covenants are broken;

cities¹ are despised;

there is no regard for man.

4  The ^droads to Zion mourn,

for none come to the festival;

all her gates are desolate;

her priests groan;

her virgins have been afflicted,¹

and she herself suffers bitterly.