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1 Remember, LORD, what has happened to us, pay attention, and see our disgrace: Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our heritage is turned over to strangers, our homes, to foreigners. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, without fathers; our mothers are like widows. We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
4 We pay money to drink our own water, our own wood comes at a price. We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought. We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
5 With a yoke on our necks, we are driven; we are worn out, but allowed no rest. Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest. Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
6 We extended a hand to Egypt and Assyria, to satisfy our need of bread. We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough. We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7 Our ancestors, who sinned, are no more; but now we bear their guilt. Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities. Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
8 Servants rule over us, with no one to tear us from their hands. Slaves rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand. Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
9 We risk our lives just to get bread, exposed to the desert heat; We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness. We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skin heats up like an oven, from the searing blasts of famine. Our skin is hot as an oven with the burning heat of famine. Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.
11 Women are raped in Zion, young women in the cities of Judah; Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah. Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes have been hanged by them, elders shown no respect. Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders. Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
13 Young men carry millstones, boys stagger under loads of wood; Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, and boys stagger under loads of wood. Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders have abandoned the gate, the young men their music. The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music. The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
15 The joy of our hearts has ceased, dancing has turned into mourning; The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning. Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
16 The crown has fallen from our head: woe to us that we sinned! The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned! The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our hearts grow sick, at this our eyes grow dim: For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim, Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
18 Because of Mount Zion, lying desolate, and the jackals roaming there! for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.
19 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your throne stands from age to age. But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
20 Why have you utterly forgotten us, forsaken us for so long? Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days? Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
21 Bring us back to you, LORD, that we may return: renew our days as of old. Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old
22 For now you have indeed rejected us and utterly turned your wrath against us. unless you have utterly rejected us, and you remain exceedingly angry with us. unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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