The Rape of Judah

The Rape of Judah
“Zion heard and was glad: and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.”
Psalm 97:8

Oh, my beloved virgin
Virgin daughter of Zion
Oh, virgin daughter of the Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Oh, beloved of the daughters of Ramah.
For how long should I continue to sing this song?
This song of travail I have been singing all night long.
This song of lamentations
The lamentations of our tribulations
The tribulations of our retributions
The retributions for our abominations.
For the accursed children of Hagar
Have done worse abominations in Zion
Than even what Prince Amnon
Did to his sister Princess Tamar
For which Prince Absalom slew his brother
For raping his beloved virgin sister
And fled to Geshur to escape from the wrath of their father.
For King David became livid and sought to judge his son in anger.

Oh, daughters of Judah!
Will you be among the chosen ones on the last day?
When millions of you have gone astray
In the flight of Aliyah עלייה;
Like the five foolish virgins who missed the wedding feast
Because, they were not prudent.
You ask me, “Son of Kush. Why do you weep?”
“Why have you woken us from our sleep?”
I weep for the rape of Judah
In the desolations in Gazah.