Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Yahweh, remember what has happened to us. Look, and see our disgrace!
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Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.
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Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are widows.
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We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
4 We must pay for the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.
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We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
5 We are closely pursued; we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
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Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
6 We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.
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We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7 Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.
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Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
8 Slaves rule over us; no one rescues [us] from their hands.
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Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
9 We secure our food at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.
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We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skin is as hot as an oven from the ravages of hunger.
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Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.
11 Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.
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Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
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Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
13 Young men labor at millstones; boys stumble under [loads of] wood.
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Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders have left the city gate, the young men, their music.
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The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
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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.
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The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this, our heart is sick; because of these, our eyes grow dim:
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Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate [and has] jackals prowling in it.
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for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.
19 You, Lord, are enthroned forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
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You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
20 Why have You forgotten us forever, abandoned us for [our] entire lives?
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Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
21 Lord, restore us to Yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times,
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Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old
22 unless You have completely rejected us and are intensely angry with us.
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unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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