God's Anger over Jerusalem
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1How hath the Lordcoveredthe daughterof Zionwith a cloudin his anger,[and] cast downfrom heavenunto the earththe beautyof Israel,and rememberednot his footstoolin the dayof his anger!
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2The Lordhath swallowed upall the habitationsof Jacob,and hath not pitied:he hath thrown downin his wraththe strong holdsof the daughterof Judah;he hath brought [them] downto the ground:he hath pollutedthe kingdomand the princesthereof.
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3He hath cut offin [his] fierceangerall the hornof Israel:he hath drawnbackhis right handfrom beforethe enemy,and he burnedagainst Jacoblike a flamingfire,[which] devourethround about.
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4He hath benthis bowlike an enemy:he stoodwith his right handas an adversary,and slewall [that were] pleasantto the eyein the tabernacleof the daughterof Zion:he poured outhis furylike fire.
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5The Lordwas as an enemy:he hath swallowed upIsrael,he hath swallowed upall her palaces:he hath destroyedhis strong holds,and hath increasedin the daughterof Judahmourningand lamentation.
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6And he hath violently taken awayhis tabernacle,as [if it were of] a garden:he hath destroyedhis places of the assembly:the LORDhath caused the solemn feastsand sabbathsto be forgottenin Zion,and hath despisedin the indignationof his angerthe kingand the priest.
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7The Lordhath cast offhis altar,he hath abhorredhis sanctuary,he hath given upinto the handof the enemythe wallsof her palaces;they have madea noisein the houseof the LORD,as in the dayof a solemn feast.
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8The LORDhath purposedto destroythe wallof the daughterof Zion:he hath stretched outa line,he hath not withdrawnhis handfrom destroying:therefore he made the rampartand the wallto lament;they languishedtogether.
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9Her gatesare sunkinto the ground;he hath destroyedand brokenher bars:her kingand her princes[are] among the Gentiles:the law[is] no [more]; her prophetsalso findno visionfrom the LORD.
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10The eldersof the daughterof Zionsitupon the ground,[and] keep silence:they have cast updustupon their heads;they have girdedthemselves with sackcloth:the virginsof Jerusalemhang downtheir headsto the ground.
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11Mine eyesdo failwith tears,my bowelsare troubled,my liveris pouredupon the earth,for the destructionof the daughterof my people;because the childrenand the sucklingsswoonin the streetsof the city.
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12They sayto their mothers,Where [is] cornand wine?when they swoonedas the woundedin the streetsof the city,when their soulwas poured outinto their mothers'bosom.
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13What thing shall I take to witness{08675;05749:08799} for thee? what thingshall I likento thee, O daughterof Jerusalem?what shall I equalto thee, that I may comfortthee, O virgindaughterof Zion?for thy breach[is] greatlike the sea:who can healthee?
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14Thy prophetshave seenvainand foolish thingsfor thee: and they have not discoveredthine iniquity,to turn awaythy captivity;but have seenfor thee FALSEburdensand causes of banishment.
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15All that passby clap[their] handsat thee;they hissand wagtheir headat the daughterof Jerusalem,[saying, Is] this the citythat [men] callThe perfectionof beauty,The joyof the whole earth?
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16All thine enemieshave openedtheir mouthagainst thee: they hissand gnashthe teeth:they say,We have swallowed [her] up:certainlythis [is] the daythat we looked for;we have found,we have seen[it].
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17The LORDhath done[that] which he had devised;he hath fulfilledhis wordthat he had commandedin the daysof old:he hath thrown down,and hath not pitied:and he hath caused [thine] enemyto rejoiceover thee, he hath set upthe hornof thine adversaries.
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18Their heartcriedunto the Lord,O wallof the daughterof Zion,let tearsrun downlike a riverdayand night:givethyself no rest;let not the appleof thine eyecease.
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19Arise,cry outin the night:in the beginningof the watchespour outthine heartlike waterbeforethe faceof the Lord:lift upthy handstoward him for the lifeof thy young children,that faintfor hungerin the topof every street.
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20Behold,O LORD,and considerto whom thou hast donethis.Shall the womeneattheir fruit,[and] childrenof a span long?shall the priestand the prophetbe slainin the sanctuaryof the Lord?
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21The youngand the oldlieon the groundin the streets:my virginsand my young menare fallenby the sword;thou hast slain[them] in the dayof thine anger;thou hast killed,[and] not pitied.
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22Thou hast calledas in a solemndaymy terrorsround about,so that in the dayof the LORD'Sangernone escapednor remained:those that I have swaddledand brought uphath mine enemyconsumed.
