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for I have seen the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
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With joy I nurtured them, but I sent them away with weeping and sorrow.
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Let no one rejoice over me, a widow and bereaved of many; I was left desolate because of the sins of my children, because they turned away from the law of God.
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They had no regard for his statutes; they did not walk in the ways of God's commandments, nor tread the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
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Let the neighbors of Zion come; remember the capture of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
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For he brought against them a nation from afar, a shameless nation, of a strange language, who had no respect for an old man, and had no pity for a child.
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They led away the widow's beloved sons, and bereaved the lonely woman of her daughters.
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"But I, how can I help you?
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For he who brought these calamities upon you will deliver you from the hand of your enemies.
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Go, my children, go; for I have been left desolate.
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I have taken off the robe of peace and put on the sackcloth of my supplication; I will cry to the Everlasting all my days.