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All her majesty Has departed from the daughter of Zion; Her princes have become like deer That have foundnopasture; And they have fledwithoutstrengthBefore the pursuer.
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In the days of her affliction and homelessnessJerusalemremembersall her preciousthings That were from the days of old, When her peoplefell into the hand of the adversary And noonehelped her. The adversariessaw her, They mocked at her ruin.
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Jerusalemsinnedgreatly, Therefore* she has become an uncleanthing. All who honored her despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Even she herselfgroans and turnsaway.
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Her uncleanness was in her skirts; She did not consider her future. Therefore she has fallenastonishingly; She hasnocomforter. "See, O LORD, my affliction, For the enemy has magnified himself!"
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The adversary has stretched out his handOverall her preciousthings, For she has seen the nationsenter her sanctuary, The ones whom You commanded That they should not enter into Your congregation.
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All her peoplegroanseekingbread; They have given their preciousthings for food To restore their lives themselves. "See, O LORD, and look, For I amdespised."
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"Is it nothing to all you who pass this way? Look and seeifthere is anypain like my painWhich was severelydealt out to me, Which the LORDinflicted on the day of His fierceanger.
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"From on high He sentfire into my bones, And it prevailed over them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faintallday long.
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"The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knittogether. They have come upon my neck; He has made my strengthfail. The Lord has given me into the hands Of those against whom I am not able to stand.
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"The Lord has rejectedall my strongmen In my midst; He has called an appointedtimeagainst me To crush my youngmen; The Lord has trodden as in a winepress The virgindaughter of Judah.
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"For thesethings I weep; My eyesrundown with water; Becausefar from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolateBecause the enemy has prevailed."