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Lamentations 5:11-21

Revised Standard Version RSV

11 Women are ravished in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah.

12 Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.

13 Young men are compelled to grind at the mill; and boys stagger under loads of wood.

14 The old men have quit the city gate, the young men their music.

15 The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning.

16 The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim,

18 for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it.

19 But thou, O LORD, dost reign for ever; thy throne endures to all generations.

20 Why dost thou forget us for ever, why dost thou so long forsake us?

21 Restore us to thyself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old!

New International Version NIV

11 Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.

12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

13 Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.

14 The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.

15 Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim

18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.

19 You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?

21 Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old