That reality is that in the real world, the ideology of chosenness will not protect the city. The army will come here in devastation. The cry is because of a newly discerned risk and vulnerability, as though the entire facade of protection has dissolved. The loss is now real, embraced, and acknowledged. But even here, God is not mentioned. The immediacy of reality does not require theological commentary. It is enough to face the reality of utter loss and abandonment.
