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1 Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
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Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach!
2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
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Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.
3 We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
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We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows.
4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
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We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price.
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
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They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
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We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
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Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities.
8 Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
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Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand.
9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.
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We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness.
10 Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.
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Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine.
11 Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.
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They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
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Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.
13 Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
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Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
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The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music.
15 Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
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The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into 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 hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
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Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
18 for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.
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Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it.
19 You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
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You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
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Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time?
21 Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old
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Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,
22 unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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Unless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us!
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