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"Is it ^(C1)nothing to all you who pass this way? Look and see if there is any pain like my pain Which was inflicted on me, With which the ^(C2)LORD tormented me on the day of His ^(C3)fierce anger.

-"From ^(F1)the height He sent fire into my ^(C1)bones, And it dominated them. He has spread a ^(C2)net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me ^(C3)desolate, ^(F2)Faint all day long.

-"The ^(C1)yoke of my wrongdoings is bound; By His hand they are woven together. They have ^(C2)come upon my neck; He has made my strength ^(F1)fail. The Lord ^(C3)has handed me over To those against whom I am not able to stand.

-"The ^(C1)Lord has thrown away all my strong men In my midst; He has called an appointed ^(F1)time against me To crush my ^(C2)young men; The Lord has ^(C3)trodden as in a wine press The virgin daughter of Judah.

-"For these things I ^(C1)weep; ^(F1)My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a ^(C2)comforter, One to restore my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed."

Zion ^(C1)stretches out with her hands; There is no one to comfort her; The LORD has ^(C2)commanded regarding Jacob That those around him become his adversaries; ^(C3)Jerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.

"The LORD is ^(C1)righteous, For I have ^(C2)rebelled against His ^(F1)command; Hear now, all peoples, And ^(C3)see my pain; ^(C4)My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.

-"I ^(C1)called to my lovers, but they deserted me; My ^(C2)priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to ^(C3)restore their ^(F1)strength themselves.

-"See, LORD, for I am in distress; My ^(F1)(C1)spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is overturned within me, For I have been very ^(C2)rebellious. In the street the sword has made women childless; In the house it is like death.

-"They have heard that I ^(C1)groan; There is no one to comfort me, All my enemies have heard of my disaster; They are ^(C2)joyful that You have done it. Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed, So that they will become ^(C3)like me.

-"May all their wickedness come before You; And ^(C1)deal with them just as You have dealt with me For all my wrongdoings. For my groans are many and my heart is faint."