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I brought you up with joy, but I will send you away with mourning and sadness, because you have sinned in the presence of the Lord God and have done bad things in his sight.
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The Lord says this: I led forth a people to whom I gave commandments. But they were unwilling to listen, and they ignored my advice
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The mother who bore them says to them: "Go, children, because I am widowed and abandoned.
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I brought you up with joy, but I will send you away with mourning and sadness, because you have sinned in the presence of the Lord God and have done bad things in his sight.
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But now what will I do for you? I am a widow and abandoned by my children. Go, children, and seek mercy from the Lord,
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for I am left all alone." I call upon you, Father, concerning the mother of those who were unwilling to keep your covenant: