Lamentations 4:15-22 (New International Version)
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"Go away! You are unclean!" men cry to them. "Away! Away! Don't touch us!" When they flee and wander1 about, people among the nations say, "They can stay here no longer."2
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The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them.3 The priests are shown no honor, the elders4 no favor.5
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Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain6 for help;7 from our towers we watched for a nation8 that could not save us.
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Men stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come.9
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Our pursuers were swifter than eagles10 in the sky; they chased us11 over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.12
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The LORD's anointed,13 our very life breath, was caught in their traps.14 We thought that under his shadow15 we would live among the nations.
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Rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who live in the land of Uz.16 But to you also the cup17 will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.18
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O Daughter of Zion, your punishment will end;19 he will not prolong your exile. But, O Daughter of Edom, he will punish your sin and expose your wickedness.20
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