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The kings of the earth did not believe, nor did any of the inhabitants of the world, that foe or enemy could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
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It was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in the midst of her.
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Blindly they wandered through the streets, so defiled with blood that no one was able to touch their garments.
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"Away! Unclean!" people shouted at them; "Away! Away! Do not touch!" So they became fugitives and wanderers; it was said among the nations, "They shall stay here no longer."
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The Lord himself has scattered them, he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.
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Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; we were watching eagerly for a nation that could not save.
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They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered; for our end had come.
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Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
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The Lord's anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, "Under his shadow we shall live among the nations."
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Rejoice and be glad, O daughter Edom, you that live in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
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The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter Zion, is accomplished, he will keep you in exile no longer; but your iniquity, O daughter Edom, he will punish, he will uncover your sins.