Study Desk

"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."