Lamentations 2:13-19 - The Prophet Speaks Out: The Lord Destroyed You
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To what
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O
For your
Who can
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False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
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They
At the daughter of Jerusalem,
“Is this the city of which they said,
‘
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Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They hiss and
They say, “We have
Surely this is the
We have reached it, we have seen it.”
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He has accomplished His word
Which He commanded from days of old.
He has thrown down
And He has caused the enemy to
He has
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“O
Let your
Give yourself no relief,
Let
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At the beginning of the night watches;
Before the presence of the Lord;
Lift up your hands to Him
For the
Who are
At the head of every street.”