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"And it so came to pass, when my son had entered into his wedding chamber, that he fell down and died.
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Then we all overthrew the lights, and all my neighbors rose up to comfort me; so I took my rest until the second day at night.
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And it came to pass, when they had all left off comforting me to the end I might be quiet, then I rose up by night and fled, and came hither into this field, as thou seest.
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And I do now purpose not to return into the city, but here to stay, and neither to eat nor drink, but continually to mourn and to fast until I die."
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Then left I the meditations wherein I was, and spoke to her in anger, saying,
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"Thou foolish woman above all others, seest thou not our mourning, and what happeneth unto us?
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How that Zion our mother is full of all heaviness, and much humbled, mourning very sorely?