1O LORD, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace. | 1O LORD, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace. |
2Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes. | 2Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes. |
3We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows. | 3We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows. |
4We must pay money for our own water; we must buy our own wood at a steep price. | 4We must pay money for our own water; we must buy our own wood at a steep price. |
5We are pursued--they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest. | 5We are pursued--they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest. |
6We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat. | 6We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat. |
7Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment. | 7Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment. |
8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power. | 8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power. |
9At the risk of our lives we get our food because robbers lurk in the countryside. | 9At the risk of our lives we get our food because robbers lurk in the countryside. |
10Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger. | 10Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger. |
11They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. | 11They raped women in Zion, virgins in the towns of Judah. |
12Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. | 12Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. |
13The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor. | 13The young men perform menial labor; boys stagger from their labor. |
14The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music. | 14The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music. |
15Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning. | 15Our hearts no longer have any joy; our dancing is turned to mourning. |
16The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned! | 16The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned! |
17Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears. | 17Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears. |
18For wild animals are prowling over Mount Zion, which lies desolate. | 18For wild animals are prowling over Mount Zion, which lies desolate. |
19But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. | 19But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. |
20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long? | 20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long? |
21Bring us back to yourself, O LORD, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before, | 21Bring us back to yourself, O LORD, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before, |
22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure. | 22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure. |
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