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Sorrow in Jerusalem
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# Chapter 1
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1. Jerusalem, once so full of people,
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is now deserted.
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She who was once great among the nations
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now sits alone like a widow.
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Once the queen of all the earth,
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she is now a slave.
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2. She sobs through the night;
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tears stream down her cheeks.
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Among all her lovers,
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there is no one left to comfort her.
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All her friends have betrayed her
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and become her enemies.
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3. Judah has been led away into captivity,
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oppressed with cruel slavery.
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She lives among foreign nations
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and has no place of rest.
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Her enemies have chased her down,
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and she has nowhere to turn.
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4. The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning,
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for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals.
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The city gates are silent,
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her priests groan,
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her young women are crying--
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how bitter is her fate!
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5. Her oppressors have become her masters,
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and her enemies prosper,
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for the LORD has punished Jerusalem
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for her many sins.
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Her children have been captured
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and taken away to distant lands.
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6. All the majesty of beautiful Jerusalem
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has been stripped away.
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Her princes are like starving deer
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searching for pasture.
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They are too weak to run
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from the pursuing enemy.
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7. In the midst of her sadness and wandering,
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Jerusalem remembers her ancient splendor.
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But now she has fallen to her enemy,
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and there is no one to help her.
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Her enemy struck her down
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and laughed as she fell.
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8. Jerusalem has sinned greatly,
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so she has been tossed away like a filthy rag.
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All who once honored her now despise her,
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for they have seen her stripped naked and humiliated.
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All she can do is groan
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and hide her face.
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9. She defiled herself with immorality
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and gave no thought to her future.
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Now she lies in the gutter
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with no one to lift her out.
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"LORD, see my misery," she cries.
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"The enemy has triumphed."
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10. The enemy has plundered her completely,
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taking every precious thing she owns.
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She has seen foreigners violate her sacred Temple,
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the place the LORD had forbidden them to enter.
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11. Her people groan as they search for bread.
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They have sold their treasures for food to stay alive.
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"O LORD, look," she mourns,
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"and see how I am despised.
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12. "Does it mean nothing to you, all you who pass by?
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Look around and see if there is any suffering like mine,
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which the LORD brought on me
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when he erupted in fierce anger.
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13. "He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones.
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He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back.
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He has left me devastated,
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racked with sickness all day long.
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14. "He wove my sins into ropes
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to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.
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The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;
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I am helpless in their hands.
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15. "The Lord has treated my mighty men
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with contempt.
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At his command a great army has come
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to crush my young warriors.
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The Lord has trampled his beloved city
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like grapes are trampled in a winepress.
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16. "For all these things I weep;
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tears flow down my cheeks.
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No one is here to comfort me;
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any who might encourage me are far away.
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My children have no future,
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for the enemy has conquered us."
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17. Jerusalem reaches out for help,
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but no one comforts her.
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Regarding his people Israel,
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the LORD has said,
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"Let their neighbors be their enemies!
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Let them be thrown away like a filthy rag!"
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18. "The LORD is right," Jerusalem says,
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"for I rebelled against him.
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Listen, people everywhere;
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look upon my anguish and despair,
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for my sons and daughters
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have been taken captive to distant lands.
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19. "I begged my allies for help,
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but they betrayed me.
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My priests and leaders
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starved to death in the city,
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even as they searched for food
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to save their lives.
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20. "LORD, see my anguish!
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My heart is broken
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and my soul despairs,
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for I have rebelled against you.
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In the streets the sword kills,
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and at home there is only death.
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21. "Others heard my groans,
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but no one turned to comfort me.
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When my enemies heard about my troubles,
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they were happy to see what you had done.
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Oh, bring the day you promised,
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when they will suffer as I have suffered.
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22. "Look at all their evil deeds, LORD.
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Punish them,
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as you have punished me
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for all my sins.
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My groans are many,
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and I am sick at heart."
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God's Anger at Sin
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# Chapter 2
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1. The Lord in his anger
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has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem.
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The fairest of Israel's cities lies in the dust,
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thrown down from the heights of heaven.
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In his day of great anger,
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the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple.
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2. Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
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every home in Israel.
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In his anger he has broken down
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the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
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He has brought them to the ground,
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dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.
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3. All the strength of Israel
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vanishes beneath his fierce anger.
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The Lord has withdrawn his protection
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as the enemy attacks.
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He consumes the whole land of Israel
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like a raging fire.
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4. He bends his bow against his people,
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as though he were their enemy.
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His strength is used against them
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to kill their finest youth.
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His fury is poured out like fire
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on beautiful Jerusalem.
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5. Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
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like an enemy.
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He has destroyed her palaces
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and demolished her fortresses.
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He has brought unending sorrow and tears
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upon beautiful Jerusalem.
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6. He has broken down his Temple
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as though it were merely a garden shelter.
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The LORD has blotted out all memory
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of the holy festivals and Sabbath days.
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Kings and priests fall together
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before his fierce anger.
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7. The Lord has rejected his own altar;
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he despises his own sanctuary.
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He has given Jerusalem's palaces
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to her enemies.
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They shout in the LORD's Temple
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as though it were a day of celebration.
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8. The LORD was determined
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to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
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He made careful plans for their destruction,
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then did what he had planned.
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Therefore, the ramparts and walls
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have fallen down before him.
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9. Jerusalem's gates have sunk into the ground.
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He has smashed their locks and bars.
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Her kings and princes have been exiled to distant lands;
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her law has ceased to exist.
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Her prophets receive
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no more visions from the LORD.
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10. The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem
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sit on the ground in silence.
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They are clothed in burlap
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and throw dust on their heads.
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The young women of Jerusalem
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hang their heads in shame.
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11. I have cried until the tears no longer come;
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my heart is broken.
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My spirit is poured out in agony
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as I see the desperate plight of my people.
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Little children and tiny babies
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are fainting and dying in the streets.
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12. They cry out to their mothers,
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"We need food and drink!"
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Their lives ebb away in the streets
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like the life of a warrior wounded in battle.
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They gasp for life
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as they collapse in their mothers' arms.
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13. What can I say about you?
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Who has ever seen such sorrow?
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O daughter of Jerusalem,
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to what can I compare your anguish?
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O virgin daughter of Zion,
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how can I comfort you?
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For your wound is as deep as the sea.
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Who can heal you?
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14. Your prophets have said
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so many foolish things, false to the core.
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They did not save you from exile
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by pointing out your sins.
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Instead, they painted false pictures,
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filling you with false hope.
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15. All who pass by jeer at you.
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They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying,
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"Is this the city called 'Most Beautiful in All the World'
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and 'Joy of All the Earth'?"
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16. All your enemies mock you.
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They scoff and snarl and say,
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"We have destroyed her at last!
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We have long waited for this day,
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and it is finally here!"
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17. But it is the LORD who did just as he planned.
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He has fulfilled the promises of disaster
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he made long ago.
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He has destroyed Jerusalem without mercy.
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He has caused her enemies to gloat over her
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and has given them power over her.
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18. Cry aloud before the Lord,
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O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
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Let your tears flow like a river
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day and night.
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Give yourselves no rest;
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give your eyes no relief.
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19. Rise during the night and cry out.
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Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord.
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Lift up your hands to him in prayer,
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pleading for your children,
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for in every street
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they are faint with hunger.
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20. "O LORD, think about this!
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Should you treat your own people this way?
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Should mothers eat their own children,
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those they once bounced on their knees?
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Should priests and prophets be killed
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within the Lord's Temple?
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21. "See them lying in the streets--
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young and old,
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boys and girls,
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killed by the swords of the enemy.
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You have killed them in your anger,
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slaughtering them without mercy.
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22. "You have invited terrors from all around,
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as though you were calling them to a day of feasting.
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In the day of the LORD's anger,
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no one has escaped or survived.
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The enemy has killed all the children
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whom I carried and raised."
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Hope in the LORD's Faithfulness
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# Chapter 3
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1. I am the one who has seen the afflictions
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that come from the rod of the LORD's anger.
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2. He has led me into darkness,
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shutting out all light.
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3. He has turned his hand against me
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again and again, all day long.
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4. He has made my skin and flesh grow old.
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He has broken my bones.
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5. He has besieged and surrounded me
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with anguish and distress.
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6. He has buried me in a dark place,
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like those long dead.
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7. He has walled me in, and I cannot escape.
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He has bound me in heavy chains.
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8. And though I cry and shout,
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he has shut out my prayers.
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9. He has blocked my way with a high stone wall;
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he has made my road crooked.
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10. He has hidden like a bear or a lion,
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waiting to attack me.
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11. He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces,
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leaving me helpless and devastated.
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12. He has drawn his bow
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and made me the target for his arrows.
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13. He shot his arrows
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deep into my heart.
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14. My own people laugh at me.
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All day long they sing their mocking songs.
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15. He has filled me with bitterness
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and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.
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16. He has made me chew on gravel.
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He has rolled me in the dust.
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17. Peace has been stripped away,
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and I have forgotten what prosperity is.
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18. I cry out, "My splendor is gone!
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Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!"
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19. The thought of my suffering and homelessness
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is bitter beyond words.
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20. I will never forget this awful time,
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as I grieve over my loss.
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21. Yet I still dare to hope
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when I remember this:
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22. The faithful love of the LORD never ends!
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His mercies never cease.
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23. Great is his faithfulness;
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his mercies begin afresh each morning.
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24. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance;
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therefore, I will hope in him!"
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25. The LORD is good to those who depend on him,
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to those who search for him.
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26. So it is good to wait quietly
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for salvation from the LORD.
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27. And it is good for people to submit at an early age
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to the yoke of his discipline:
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28. Let them sit alone in silence
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beneath the LORD's demands.
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29. Let them lie face down in the dust,
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for there may be hope at last.
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30. Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them
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and accept the insults of their enemies.
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31. For no one is abandoned
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by the Lord forever.
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32. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion
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because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
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33. For he does not enjoy hurting people
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or causing them sorrow.
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34. If people crush underfoot
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all the prisoners of the land,
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35. if they deprive others of their rights
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in defiance of the Most High,
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36. if they twist justice in the courts--
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doesn't the Lord see all these things?
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37. Who can command things to happen
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without the Lord's permission?
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38. Does not the Most High
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send both calamity and good?
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39. Then why should we, mere humans, complain
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when we are punished for our sins?
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40. Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
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Let us turn back to the LORD.
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41. Let us lift our hearts and hands
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to God in heaven and say,
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42. "We have sinned and rebelled,
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and you have not forgiven us.
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43. "You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down,
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and slaughtered us without mercy.
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44. You have hidden yourself in a cloud
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so our prayers cannot reach you.
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45. You have discarded us as refuse and garbage
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among the nations.
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46. "All our enemies
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have spoken out against us.
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47. We are filled with fear,
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for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined."
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48. Tears stream from my eyes
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because of the destruction of my people!
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49. My tears flow endlessly;
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they will not stop
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50. until the LORD looks down
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from heaven and sees.
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51. My heart is breaking
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over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.
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52. My enemies, whom I have never harmed,
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hunted me down like a bird.
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53. They threw me into a pit
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and dropped stones on me.
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54. The water rose over my head,
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and I cried out, "This is the end!"
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55. But I called on your name, LORD,
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from deep within the pit.
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56. You heard me when I cried, "Listen to my pleading!
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Hear my cry for help!"
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57. Yes, you came when I called;
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you told me, "Do not fear."
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58. Lord, you have come to my defense;
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you have redeemed my life.
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59. You have seen the wrong they have done to me, LORD.
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Be my judge, and prove me right.
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60. You have seen the vengeful plots
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my enemies have laid against me.
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61. LORD, you have heard the vile names they call me.
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You know all about the plans they have made.
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62. My enemies whisper and mutter
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as they plot against me all day long.
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63. Look at them! Whether they sit or stand,
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I am the object of their mocking songs.
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64. Pay them back, LORD,
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for all the evil they have done.
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65. Give them hard and stubborn hearts,
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and then let your curse fall on them!
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66. Chase them down in your anger,
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destroying them beneath the LORD's heavens.
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God's Anger Satisfied
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# Chapter 4
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1. How the gold has lost its luster!
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Even the finest gold has become dull.
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The sacred gemstones
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lie scattered in the streets!
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2. See how the precious children of Jerusalem,
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worth their weight in fine gold,
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are now treated like pots of clay
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made by a common potter.
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3. Even the jackals feed their young,
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but not my people Israel.
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They ignore their children's cries,
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like ostriches in the desert.
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4. The parched tongues of their little ones
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stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst.
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The children cry for bread,
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but no one has any to give them.
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5. The people who once ate the richest foods
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now beg in the streets for anything they can get.
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Those who once wore the finest clothes
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now search the garbage dumps for food.
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6. The guilt of my people
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is greater than that of Sodom,
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where utter disaster struck in a moment
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and no hand offered help.
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7. Our princes once glowed with health--
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brighter than snow, whiter than milk.
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Their faces were as ruddy as rubies,
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their appearance like fine jewels.
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8. But now their faces are blacker than soot.
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No one recognizes them in the streets.
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Their skin sticks to their bones;
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it is as dry and hard as wood.
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9. Those killed by the sword are better off
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than those who die of hunger.
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Starving, they waste away
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for lack of food from the fields.
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10. Tenderhearted women
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have cooked their own children.
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They have eaten them
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to survive the siege.
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11. But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied.
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His fierce anger has been poured out.
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He started a fire in Jerusalem
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that burned the city to its foundations.
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12. Not a king in all the earth--
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no one in all the world--
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would have believed that an enemy
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could march through the gates of Jerusalem.
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|
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13. Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
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and the sins of her priests,
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who defiled the city
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by shedding innocent blood.
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|
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14. They wandered blindly
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through the streets,
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so defiled by blood
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that no one dared touch them.
|
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|
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15. "Get away!" the people shouted at them.
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"You're defiled! Don't touch us!"
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So they fled to distant lands
|
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and wandered among foreign nations,
|
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but none would let them stay.
|
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|
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16. The LORD himself has scattered them,
|
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and he no longer helps them.
|
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People show no respect for the priests
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and no longer honor the leaders.
|
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|
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17. We looked in vain for our allies
|
||||
to come and save us,
|
||||
but we were looking to nations
|
||||
that could not help us.
|
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|
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18. We couldn't go into the streets
|
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without danger to our lives.
|
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Our end was near; our days were numbered.
|
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We were doomed!
|
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|
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19. Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight.
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If we fled to the mountains, they found us.
|
||||
If we hid in the wilderness,
|
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they were waiting for us there.
|
||||
|
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20. Our king--the LORD's anointed, the very life of our nation--
|
||||
was caught in their snares.
|
||||
We had thought that his shadow
|
||||
would protect us against any nation on earth!
|
||||
|
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21. Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz,
|
||||
O people of Edom?
|
||||
But you, too, must drink from the cup of the LORD's anger.
|
||||
You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.
|
||||
|
||||
22. O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end;
|
||||
you will soon return from exile.
|
||||
But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;
|
||||
soon your many sins will be exposed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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Prayer for Restoration
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||||
|
||||
# Chapter 5
|
||||
1. LORD, remember what has happened to us.
|
||||
See how we have been disgraced!
|
||||
|
||||
2. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
|
||||
our homes to foreigners.
|
||||
|
||||
3. We are orphaned and fatherless.
|
||||
Our mothers are widowed.
|
||||
|
||||
4. We have to pay for water to drink,
|
||||
and even firewood is expensive.
|
||||
|
||||
5. Those who pursue us are at our heels;
|
||||
we are exhausted but are given no rest.
|
||||
|
||||
6. We submitted to Egypt and Assyria
|
||||
to get enough food to survive.
|
||||
|
||||
7. Our ancestors sinned, but they have died--
|
||||
and we are suffering the punishment they deserved!
|
||||
|
||||
8. Slaves have now become our masters;
|
||||
there is no one left to rescue us.
|
||||
|
||||
9. We hunt for food at the risk of our lives,
|
||||
for violence rules the countryside.
|
||||
|
||||
10. The famine has blackened our skin
|
||||
as though baked in an oven.
|
||||
|
||||
11. Our enemies rape the women in Jerusalem
|
||||
and the young girls in all the towns of Judah.
|
||||
|
||||
12. Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs,
|
||||
and our elders are treated with contempt.
|
||||
|
||||
13. Young men are led away to work at millstones,
|
||||
and boys stagger under heavy loads of wood.
|
||||
|
||||
14. The elders no longer sit in the city gates;
|
||||
the young men no longer dance and sing.
|
||||
|
||||
15. Joy has left our hearts;
|
||||
our dancing has turned to mourning.
|
||||
|
||||
16. The garlands have fallen from our heads.
|
||||
Weep for us because we have sinned.
|
||||
|
||||
17. Our hearts are sick and weary,
|
||||
and our eyes grow dim with tears.
|
||||
|
||||
18. For Jerusalem is empty and desolate,
|
||||
a place haunted by jackals.
|
||||
|
||||
19. But LORD, you remain the same forever!
|
||||
Your throne continues from generation to generation.
|
||||
|
||||
20. Why do you continue to forget us?
|
||||
Why have you abandoned us for so long?
|
||||
|
||||
21. Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again!
|
||||
Give us back the joys we once had!
|
||||
|
||||
22. Or have you utterly rejected us?
|
||||
Are you angry with us still?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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