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How Lonely Sits the City
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# Chapter 1
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1. How lonely sits the city
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1 How lonely sits the city
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that was full of people!
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How like a widow has she become,
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she who was great among the nations!
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She who was a princess among the provinces
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has become a slave.
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2. She weeps bitterly in the night,
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2 She weeps bitterly in the night,
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with tears on her cheeks;
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among all her lovers
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she has none to comfort her;
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all her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
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they have become her enemies.
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3. Judah has gone into exile because of affliction
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3 Judah has gone into exile because of affliction
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and hard servitude;
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she dwells now among the nations,
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but finds no resting place;
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her pursuers have all overtaken her
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in the midst of her distress.
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4. The roads to Zion mourn,
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4 The roads to Zion mourn,
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for none come to the festival;
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all her gates are desolate;
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her priests groan;
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her virgins have been afflicted,
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and she herself suffers bitterly.
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5. Her foes have become the head;
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5 Her foes have become the head;
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her enemies prosper,
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because the LORD has afflicted her
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because the Lord has afflicted her
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for the multitude of her transgressions;
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her children have gone away,
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captives before the foe.
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6. From the daughter of Zion
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6 From the daughter of Zion
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all her majesty has departed.
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Her princes have become like deer
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that find no pasture;
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they fled without strength
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before the pursuer.
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7. Jerusalem remembers
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in the days of her affliction and wandering
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7 Jerusalem remembers
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in the days of her affliction and wandering
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all the precious things
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that were hers from days of old.
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When her people fell into the hand of the foe,
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and there was none to help her,
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her foes gloated over her;
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they mocked at her downfall.
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8. Jerusalem sinned grievously;
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8 Jerusalem sinned grievously;
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therefore she became filthy;
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all who honored her despise her,
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for they have seen her nakedness;
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she herself groans
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and turns her face away.
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9. Her uncleanness was in her skirts;
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9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts;
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she took no thought of her future;
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therefore her fall is terrible;
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she has no comforter.
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"O LORD, behold my affliction,
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for the enemy has triumphed!"
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10. The enemy has stretched out his hands
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“O Lord, behold my affliction,
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for the enemy has triumphed!”
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10 The enemy has stretched out his hands
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over all her precious things;
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for she has seen the nations
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enter her sanctuary,
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those whom you forbade
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to enter your congregation.
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11. All her people groan
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11 All her people groan
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as they search for bread;
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they trade their treasures for food
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to revive their strength.
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"Look, O LORD, and see,
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for I am despised."
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12. "Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?
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“Look, O Lord, and see,
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for I am despised.”
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12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?
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Look and see
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if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
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which was brought upon me,
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which the LORD inflicted
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which the Lord inflicted
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on the day of his fierce anger.
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13. "From on high he sent fire;
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13 “From on high he sent fire;
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into my bones he made it descend;
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he spread a net for my feet;
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he turned me back;
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he has left me stunned,
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faint all the day long.
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14. "My transgressions were bound into a yoke;
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14 “My transgressions were bound into a yoke;
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by his hand they were fastened together;
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they were set upon my neck;
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he caused my strength to fail;
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the Lord gave me into the hands
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of those whom I cannot withstand.
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15. "The Lord rejected
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15 “The Lord rejected
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all my mighty men in my midst;
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he summoned an assembly against me
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to crush my young men;
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the Lord has trodden as in a winepress
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the virgin daughter of Judah.
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16. "For these things I weep;
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16 “For these things I weep;
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my eyes flow with tears;
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for a comforter is far from me,
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one to revive my spirit;
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my children are desolate,
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for the enemy has prevailed."
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17. Zion stretches out her hands,
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for the enemy has prevailed.”
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17 Zion stretches out her hands,
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but there is none to comfort her;
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the LORD has commanded against Jacob
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the Lord has commanded against Jacob
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that his neighbors should be his foes;
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Jerusalem has become
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a filthy thing among them.
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18. "The LORD is in the right,
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18 “The Lord is in the right,
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for I have rebelled against his word;
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but hear, all you peoples,
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and see my suffering;
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my young women and my young men
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have gone into captivity.
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19. "I called to my lovers,
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19 “I called to my lovers,
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but they deceived me;
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my priests and elders
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perished in the city,
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while they sought food
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to revive their strength.
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20. "Look, O LORD, for I am in distress;
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20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
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my stomach churns;
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my heart is wrung within me,
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because I have been very rebellious.
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In the street the sword bereaves;
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in the house it is like death.
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21. "They heard my groaning,
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21 “They heard my groaning,
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yet there is no one to comfort me.
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All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
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they are glad that you have done it.
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You have brought the day you announced;
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now let them be as I am.
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22. "Let all their evildoing come before you,
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and deal with them
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22 “Let all their evildoing come before you,
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and deal with them
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as you have dealt with me
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because of all my transgressions;
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for my groans are many,
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and my heart is faint."
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and my heart is faint.”
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The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity
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# Chapter 2
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1. How the Lord in his anger
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1 How the Lord in his anger
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has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud!
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He has cast down from heaven to earth
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the splendor of Israel;
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he has not remembered his footstool
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in the day of his anger.
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2. The Lord has swallowed up without mercy
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2 The Lord has swallowed up without mercy
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all the habitations of Jacob;
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in his wrath he has broken down
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the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
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he has brought down to the ground in dishonor
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the kingdom and its rulers.
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3. He has cut down in fierce anger
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3 He has cut down in fierce anger
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all the might of Israel;
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he has withdrawn from them his right hand
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in the face of the enemy;
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he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob,
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consuming all around.
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4. He has bent his bow like an enemy,
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4 He has bent his bow like an enemy,
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with his right hand set like a foe;
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and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes;
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in the tent of the daughter of Zion,
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and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes
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in the tent of the daughter of Zion;
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he has poured out his fury like fire.
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5. The Lord has become like an enemy;
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5 The Lord has become like an enemy;
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he has swallowed up Israel;
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he has swallowed up all its palaces;
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he has laid in ruins its strongholds,
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and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah
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mourning and lamentation.
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6. He has laid waste his booth like a garden,
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6 He has laid waste his booth like a garden,
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laid in ruins his meeting place;
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the LORD has made Zion forget
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the Lord has made Zion forget
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festival and Sabbath,
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and in his fierce indignation has spurned king and priest.
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7. The Lord has scorned his altar,
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7 The Lord has scorned his altar,
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disowned his sanctuary;
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he has delivered into the hand of the enemy
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the walls of her palaces;
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they raised a clamor in the house of the LORD
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they raised a clamor in the house of the Lord
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as on the day of festival.
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8. The LORD determined to lay in ruins
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8 The Lord determined to lay in ruins
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the wall of the daughter of Zion;
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he stretched out the measuring line;
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he did not restrain his hand from destroying;
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he caused rampart and wall to lament;
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they languished together.
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9. Her gates have sunk into the ground;
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9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
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he has ruined and broken her bars;
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her king and princes are among the nations;
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the law is no more,
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and her prophets find
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no vision from the LORD.
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10. The elders of the daughter of Zion
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no vision from the Lord.
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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
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sit on the ground in silence;
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they have thrown dust on their heads
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and put on sackcloth;
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the young women of Jerusalem
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have bowed their heads to the ground.
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11. My eyes are spent with weeping;
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11 My eyes are spent with weeping;
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my stomach churns;
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my bile is poured out to the ground
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because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,
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because infants and babies faint
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in the streets of the city.
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12. They cry to their mothers,
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"Where is bread and wine?"
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12 They cry to their mothers,
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“Where is bread and wine?”
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as they faint like a wounded man
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in the streets of the city,
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as their life is poured out
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on their mothers' bosom.
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13. What can I say for you, to what compare you,
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13 What can I say for you, to what compare you,
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O daughter of Jerusalem?
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What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,
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O virgin daughter of Zion?
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For your ruin is vast as the sea;
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who can heal you?
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14. Your prophets have seen for you
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14 Your prophets have seen for you
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false and deceptive visions;
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they have not exposed your iniquity
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to restore your fortunes,
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but have seen for you oracles
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that are false and misleading.
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15. All who pass along the way
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15 All who pass along the way
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clap their hands at you;
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they hiss and wag their heads
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at the daughter of Jerusalem:
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"Is this the city that was called
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“Is this the city that was called
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the perfection of beauty,
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the joy of all the earth?"
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16. All your enemies
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the joy of all the earth?”
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16 All your enemies
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rail against you;
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they hiss, they gnash their teeth,
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they cry: "We have swallowed her!
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they cry: “We have swallowed her!
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Ah, this is the day we longed for;
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now we have it; we see it!"
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17. The LORD has done what he purposed;
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now we have it; we see it!”
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17 The Lord has done what he purposed;
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he has carried out his word,
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which he commanded long ago;
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he has thrown down without pity;
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he has made the enemy rejoice over you
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and exalted the might of your foes.
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18. Their heart cried to the Lord.
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18 Their heart cried to the Lord.
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O wall of the daughter of Zion,
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let tears stream down like a torrent
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day and night!
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Give yourself no rest,
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your eyes no respite!
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19. "Arise, cry out in the night,
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19 “Arise, cry out in the night,
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at the beginning of the night watches!
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Pour out your heart like water
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before the presence of the Lord!
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Lift your hands to him
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for the lives of your children,
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who faint for hunger
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at the head of every street."
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20. Look, O LORD, and see!
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at the head of every street.”
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20 Look, O Lord, and see!
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With whom have you dealt thus?
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Should women eat the fruit of their womb,
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the children of their tender care?
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Should priest and prophet be killed
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in the sanctuary of the Lord?
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21. In the dust of the streets
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21 In the dust of the streets
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lie the young and the old;
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my young women and my young men
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have fallen by the sword;
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you have killed them in the day of your anger,
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slaughtering without pity.
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22. You summoned as if to a festival day
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22 You summoned as if to a festival day
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my terrors on every side,
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and on the day of the anger of the LORD
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and on the day of the anger of the Lord
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no one escaped or survived;
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those whom I held and raised
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my enemy destroyed.
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my enemy destroyed.
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Great Is Your Faithfulness
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# Chapter 3
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1. I am the man who has seen affliction
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1 I am the man who has seen affliction
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under the rod of his wrath;
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2. he has driven and brought me
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2 he has driven and brought me
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into darkness without any light;
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3. surely against me he turns his hand
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3 surely against me he turns his hand
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again and again the whole day long.
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4. He has made my flesh and my skin waste away;
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4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away;
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he has broken my bones;
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5. he has besieged and enveloped me
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5 he has besieged and enveloped me
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with bitterness and tribulation;
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6. he has made me dwell in darkness
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6 he has made me dwell in darkness
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like the dead of long ago.
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7. He has walled me about so that I cannot escape;
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7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape;
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he has made my chains heavy;
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8. though I call and cry for help,
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8 though I call and cry for help,
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he shuts out my prayer;
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9. he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones;
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9 he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones;
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he has made my paths crooked.
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10. He is a bear lying in wait for me,
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10 He is a bear lying in wait for me,
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a lion in hiding;
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11. he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces;
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11 he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces;
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he has made me desolate;
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12. he bent his bow and set me
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12 he bent his bow and set me
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as a target for his arrow.
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13. He drove into my kidneys
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13 He drove into my kidneys
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the arrows of his quiver;
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14. I have become the laughingstock of all my people,
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14 I have become the laughingstock of all peoples,
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the object of their taunts all day long.
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15. He has filled me with bitterness;
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15 He has filled me with bitterness;
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he has sated me with wormwood.
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16. He has made my teeth grind on gravel,
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16 He has made my teeth grind on gravel,
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and made me cower in ashes;
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17. my soul is bereft of peace;
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17 my soul is bereft of peace;
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I have forgotten what happiness is;
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18. so I say, "My endurance has perished;
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so has my hope from the LORD."
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19. Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
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18 so I say, “My endurance has perished;
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so has my hope from the Lord.”
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19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
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the wormwood and the gall!
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20. My soul continually remembers it
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20 My soul continually remembers it
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and is bowed down within me.
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21. But this I call to mind,
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21 But this I call to mind,
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and therefore I have hope:
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22. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
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22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
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his mercies never come to an end;
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23. they are new every morning;
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23 they are new every morning;
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great is your faithfulness.
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24. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul,
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"therefore I will hope in him."
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25. The LORD is good to those who wait for him,
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
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“therefore I will hope in him.”
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25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
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to the soul who seeks him.
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26. It is good that one should wait quietly
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for the salvation of the LORD.
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27. It is good for a man that he bear
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26 It is good that one should wait quietly
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for the salvation of the Lord.
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27 It is good for a man that he bear
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the yoke in his youth.
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28. Let him sit alone in silence
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28 Let him sit alone in silence
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when it is laid on him;
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29. let him put his mouth in the dust--
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29 let him put his mouth in the dust—
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there may yet be hope;
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30. let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
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30 let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
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and let him be filled with insults.
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31. For the Lord will not
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31 For the Lord will not
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cast off forever,
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32. for, though he cause grief, he will have compassion
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32 but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion
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according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
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33. for he does not afflict from his heart
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33 for he does not afflict from his heart
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or grieve the children of men.
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34. To crush underfoot
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34 To crush underfoot
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all the prisoners of the earth,
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35. to deny a man justice
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35 to deny a man justice
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in the presence of the Most High,
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36. to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
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36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
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the Lord does not approve.
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37. Who has spoken and it came to pass,
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37 Who has spoken and it came to pass,
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unless the Lord has commanded it?
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38. Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
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38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
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that good and bad come?
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39. Why should a living man complain,
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39 Why should a living man complain,
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a man, about the punishment of his sins?
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40. Let us test and examine our ways,
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and return to the LORD!
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41. Let us lift up our hearts and hands
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40 Let us test and examine our ways,
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and return to the Lord!
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41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands
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to God in heaven:
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42. "We have transgressed and rebelled,
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42 “We have transgressed and rebelled,
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and you have not forgiven.
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43. "You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,
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43 “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,
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killing without pity;
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44. you have wrapped yourself with a cloud
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44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud
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so that no prayer can pass through.
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45. You have made us scum and garbage
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45 You have made us scum and garbage
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among the peoples.
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46. "All our enemies
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46 “All our enemies
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open their mouths against us;
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47. panic and pitfall have come upon us,
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47 panic and pitfall have come upon us,
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devastation and destruction;
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48. my eyes flow with rivers of tears
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48 my eyes flow with rivers of tears
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because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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49. "My eyes will flow without ceasing,
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49 “My eyes will flow without ceasing,
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without respite,
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50. until the LORD from heaven
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50 until the Lord from heaven
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looks down and sees;
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51. my eyes cause me grief
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51 my eyes cause me grief
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at the fate of all the daughters of my city.
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52. "I have been hunted like a bird
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52 “I have been hunted like a bird
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by those who were my enemies without cause;
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53. they flung me alive into the pit
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53 they flung me alive into the pit
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and cast stones on me;
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54. water closed over my head;
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I said, 'I am lost.'
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|
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55. "I called on your name, O LORD,
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54 water closed over my head;
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I said, ‘I am lost.’
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55 “I called on your name, O Lord,
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from the depths of the pit;
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|
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56. you heard my plea, 'Do not close
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your ear to my cry for help!'
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||||
|
||||
57. You came near when I called on you;
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you said, 'Do not fear!'
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|
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58. "You have taken up my cause, O Lord;
|
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56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not close
|
||||
your ear to my cry for help!’
|
||||
57 You came near when I called on you;
|
||||
you said, ‘Do not fear!’
|
||||
58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord;
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||||
you have redeemed my life.
|
||||
|
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59. You have seen the wrong done to me, O LORD;
|
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59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord;
|
||||
judge my cause.
|
||||
|
||||
60. You have seen all their vengeance,
|
||||
60 You have seen all their vengeance,
|
||||
all their plots against me.
|
||||
|
||||
61. "You have heard their taunts, O LORD,
|
||||
61 “You have heard their taunts, O Lord,
|
||||
all their plots against me.
|
||||
|
||||
62. The lips and thoughts of my assailants
|
||||
62 The lips and thoughts of my assailants
|
||||
are against me all the day long.
|
||||
|
||||
63. Behold their sitting and their rising;
|
||||
63 Behold their sitting and their rising;
|
||||
I am the object of their taunts.
|
||||
|
||||
64. "You will repay them, O LORD,
|
||||
64 “You will repay them, O Lord,
|
||||
according to the work of their hands.
|
||||
|
||||
65. You will give them dullness of heart;
|
||||
65 You will give them dullness of heart;
|
||||
your curse will be on them.
|
||||
|
||||
66. You will pursue them in anger and destroy them
|
||||
from under your heavens, O LORD."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
66 You will pursue them in anger and destroy them
|
||||
from under your heavens, O Lord.”
|
||||
@@ -1,117 +1,90 @@
|
||||
The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 4
|
||||
1. How the gold has grown dim,
|
||||
1 How the gold has grown dim,
|
||||
how the pure gold is changed!
|
||||
The holy stones lie scattered
|
||||
at the head of every street.
|
||||
|
||||
2. The precious sons of Zion,
|
||||
2 The precious sons of Zion,
|
||||
worth their weight in fine gold,
|
||||
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
|
||||
the work of a potter's hands!
|
||||
|
||||
3. Even jackals offer the breast;
|
||||
3 Even jackals offer the breast;
|
||||
they nurse their young;
|
||||
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
|
||||
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
|
||||
|
||||
4. The tongue of the nursing infant sticks
|
||||
4 The tongue of the nursing infant sticks
|
||||
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
|
||||
the children beg for food,
|
||||
but no one gives to them.
|
||||
|
||||
5. Those who once feasted on delicacies
|
||||
5 Those who once feasted on delicacies
|
||||
perish in the streets;
|
||||
those who were brought up in purple
|
||||
embrace ash heaps.
|
||||
|
||||
6. For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater
|
||||
6 For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater
|
||||
than the punishment of Sodom,
|
||||
which was overthrown in a moment,
|
||||
and no hands were wrung for her.
|
||||
|
||||
7. Her princes were purer than snow,
|
||||
7 Her princes were purer than snow,
|
||||
whiter than milk;
|
||||
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
|
||||
the beauty of their form was like sapphire.
|
||||
|
||||
8. Now their face is blacker than soot;
|
||||
8 Now their face is blacker than soot;
|
||||
they are not recognized in the streets;
|
||||
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
|
||||
it has become as dry as wood.
|
||||
|
||||
9. Happier were the victims of the sword
|
||||
9 Happier were the victims of the sword
|
||||
than the victims of hunger,
|
||||
who wasted away, pierced
|
||||
by lack of the fruits of the field.
|
||||
|
||||
10. The hands of compassionate women
|
||||
10 The hands of compassionate women
|
||||
have boiled their own children;
|
||||
they became their food
|
||||
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
|
||||
|
||||
11. The LORD gave full vent to his wrath;
|
||||
11 The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
|
||||
he poured out his hot anger,
|
||||
and he kindled a fire in Zion
|
||||
that consumed its foundations.
|
||||
|
||||
12. The kings of the earth did not believe,
|
||||
12 The kings of the earth did not believe,
|
||||
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
|
||||
that foe or enemy could enter
|
||||
the gates of Jerusalem.
|
||||
|
||||
13. This was for the sins of her prophets
|
||||
13 This was for the sins of her prophets
|
||||
and the iniquities of her priests,
|
||||
who shed in the midst of her
|
||||
the blood of the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
14. They wandered, blind, through the streets;
|
||||
|
||||
they were so defiled with blood
|
||||
14 They wandered, blind, through the streets;
|
||||
they were so defiled with blood
|
||||
that no one was able to touch
|
||||
their garments.
|
||||
|
||||
15. "Away! Unclean!" people cried at them.
|
||||
"Away! Away! Do not touch!"
|
||||
15 “Away! Unclean!” people cried at them.
|
||||
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
|
||||
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
|
||||
people said among the nations,
|
||||
"They shall stay with us no longer."
|
||||
|
||||
16. The LORD himself has scattered them;
|
||||
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
|
||||
16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
|
||||
he will regard them no more;
|
||||
no honor was shown to the priests,
|
||||
no favor to the elders.
|
||||
|
||||
17. Our eyes failed, ever watching
|
||||
17 Our eyes failed, ever watching
|
||||
vainly for help;
|
||||
in our watching we watched
|
||||
for a nation which could not save.
|
||||
|
||||
18. They dogged our steps
|
||||
18 They dogged our steps
|
||||
so that we could not walk in our streets;
|
||||
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
|
||||
for our end had come.
|
||||
|
||||
19. Our pursuers were swifter
|
||||
19 Our pursuers were swifter
|
||||
than the eagles in the heavens;
|
||||
they chased us on the mountains;
|
||||
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
|
||||
|
||||
20. The breath of our nostrils, the LORD's anointed,
|
||||
20 The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed,
|
||||
was captured in their pits,
|
||||
of whom we said, "Under his shadow
|
||||
we shall live among the nations."
|
||||
|
||||
21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
|
||||
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
|
||||
we shall live among the nations.”
|
||||
21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
|
||||
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
|
||||
but to you also the cup shall pass;
|
||||
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
|
||||
|
||||
22. The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished;
|
||||
22 The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished;
|
||||
he will keep you in exile no longer;
|
||||
but your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish;
|
||||
he will uncover your sins.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
he will uncover your sins.
|
||||
@@ -1,71 +1,45 @@
|
||||
Restore Us to Yourself, O LORD
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 5
|
||||
1. Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us;
|
||||
1 Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
|
||||
look, and see our disgrace!
|
||||
|
||||
2. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
|
||||
2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
|
||||
our homes to foreigners.
|
||||
|
||||
3. We have become orphans, fatherless;
|
||||
3 We have become orphans, fatherless;
|
||||
our mothers are like widows.
|
||||
|
||||
4. We must pay for the water we drink;
|
||||
4 We must pay for the water we drink;
|
||||
the wood we get must be bought.
|
||||
|
||||
5. Our pursuers are at our necks;
|
||||
5 Our pursuers are at our necks;
|
||||
we are weary; we are given no rest.
|
||||
|
||||
6. We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria,
|
||||
6 We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria,
|
||||
to get bread enough.
|
||||
|
||||
7. Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
|
||||
7 Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
|
||||
and we bear their iniquities.
|
||||
|
||||
8. Slaves rule over us;
|
||||
8 Slaves rule over us;
|
||||
there is none to deliver us from their hand.
|
||||
|
||||
9. We get our bread at the peril of our lives,
|
||||
9 We get our bread at the peril of our lives,
|
||||
because of the sword in the wilderness.
|
||||
|
||||
10. Our skin is hot as an oven
|
||||
10 Our skin is hot as an oven
|
||||
with the burning heat of famine.
|
||||
|
||||
11. Women are raped in Zion,
|
||||
11 Women are raped in Zion,
|
||||
young women in the towns of Judah.
|
||||
|
||||
12. Princes are hung up by their hands;
|
||||
12 Princes are hung up by their hands;
|
||||
no respect is shown to the elders.
|
||||
|
||||
13. Young men are compelled to grind at the mill,
|
||||
13 Young men are compelled to grind at the mill,
|
||||
and boys stagger under loads of wood.
|
||||
|
||||
14. The old men have left the city gate,
|
||||
14 The old men have left the city gate,
|
||||
the young men their music.
|
||||
|
||||
15. The joy of our hearts has ceased;
|
||||
15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;
|
||||
our dancing has been turned to mourning.
|
||||
|
||||
16. The crown has fallen from our head;
|
||||
16 The crown has fallen from our head;
|
||||
woe to us, for we have sinned!
|
||||
|
||||
17. For this our heart has become sick,
|
||||
17 For this our heart has become sick,
|
||||
for these things our eyes have grown dim,
|
||||
|
||||
18. for Mount Zion which lies desolate;
|
||||
18 for Mount Zion which lies desolate;
|
||||
jackals prowl over it.
|
||||
|
||||
19. But you, O LORD, reign forever;
|
||||
19 But you, O Lord, reign forever;
|
||||
your throne endures to all generations.
|
||||
|
||||
20. Why do you forget us forever,
|
||||
20 Why do you forget us forever,
|
||||
why do you forsake us for so many days?
|
||||
|
||||
21. Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored!
|
||||
Renew our days as of old--
|
||||
|
||||
22. unless you have utterly rejected us,
|
||||
and you remain exceedingly angry with us.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21 Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
|
||||
Renew our days as of old—
|
||||
22 unless you have utterly rejected us,
|
||||
and you remain exceedingly angry with us.
|
||||
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