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Better are those slain with the sword Than those slain with hunger; For they pine away, being stricken For lack of the fruits of the field.
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The hands of compassionate women Boiled their own children; They became food for them Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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The LORD has accomplished His wrath, He has poured out His fierce anger; And He has kindled a fire in Zion Which has consumed its foundations.
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The kings of the earth did not believe, Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
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Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous;