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1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
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1 Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
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2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners.
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2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners.
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3 We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
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3 We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.
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4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
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4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
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5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
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5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
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6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
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6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
