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New International Version NIV
1 Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us: Behold, and see our reproach.
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Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.
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Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
3 We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.
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We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
4 We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.
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We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
5 Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
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Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
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We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
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