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Jeremiah 9

A Lament over Zion

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 1 aOhh4310h5414 that my headh7218 were watersh4325 And my eyesh5869 a fountainh4726 of tearsh1832, That I might weeph1058 dayh3119 and nighth3915 For the slainh2491a of the  bdaughterh1323 of my peopleh5971a!

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 1 aOhh4310 that I hadh5414 in the deserth4057b A wayfarers'h732 lodgingh4411 placeh4411; That I might leaveh5800a my peopleh5971a And goh1980 from them! For allh3605 of them are  badulterersh5003, An assemblyh6116 of  ctreacheroush898 men.

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"They  abendh1869 their tongueh3956 like their bowh7198; Liesh8267 and not truthh530 prevailh1396 in the landh776; For they  bproceedh3318 from evilh7463a to evilh7463a, And they  cdo not knowh3045 Me," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"Let everyoneh376  abe on guardh8104 againsth4480 his neighborh7453, And  bdo not trusth982 anyh3605 brotherh251; Becauseh3588 everyh3605  cbrotherh251 dealsh6117  1craftilyh6117, And everyh3605 neighborh7453  dgoesh1980 about as a slandererh7400.

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"Everyoneh376  adeceivesh8524 his neighborh7453 And does not speakh1696 the truthh571, They have taughth3925 their tongueh3956 to speakh1696 liesh8267; They  bwearyh3811 themselves committingh5753b iniquityh5753b.

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"Your  adwellingh3427 is in the midsth8432 of deceith4820; Through deceith4820 they  brefuseh3985 to knowh3045 Me," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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Thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "Beholdh2009, I will refineh6884 them and  aassayh974 them; For  bwhath349 else can I doh6213a, becauseh4480h6440 of the daughterh1323 of My peopleh5971a?

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"Their  atongueh3956 is a deadlyh7819 arrowh2671; It speaksh1696 deceith4820; With his mouthh6310 one  bspeaksh1696 peaceh7965 to his neighborh7453, But inwardlyh7130 he  csetsh7760 an ambushh696 for him.

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aShall I not punishh6485 them for theseh428 thingsh428?" declaresh5002 the LORDh3068. "On a nationh1471 suchh834 as thish2088 Shall I not avengeh5358 Myselfh5315?

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"For the  amountainsh2022 I will takeh5375 up a weepingh1065 and wailingh5092, And for the pasturesh4999 of the  bwildernessh4057b a dirgeh7015, Becauseh3588 they are  claidh5327c wasteh5327c soh4480h1097 that noh1097 oneh376 passesh5674a throughh5674a, And the lowingh6963 of the cattleh4735 is not heardh8085; Bothh4480 the  dbirdsh5775 of the skyh8064 and the beastsh929 have fledh5074; they are goneh1980.

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"I will makeh5414 Jerusalemh3389 a  aheaph1530 of ruins, A haunth4583 of  bjackalsh8565; And I will makeh5414 the citiesh5892b of Judahh3063 a  cdesolationh8077, withouth1097 inhabitanth3427."

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Whoh4310 is the  awiseh2450 manh376 that may understandh995 thish384? And who is he to whomh834  bthe mouthh6310 of the LORDh3068 has spokenh1696, that he may declareh5046 it?  cWhyh5921h4100 is the landh776 ruinedh6, laidh5327c wasteh5327c like a deserth4057b, soh4480h1097 that noh1097 oneh1097 passesh5674a throughh5674a?

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The LORDh3068 saidh559, "Becauseh5921 they have  aforsakenh5800a My lawh8451 whichh834 I seth5414 beforeh6440 them, and have not obeyedh8085 My voiceh6963 norh3808 walkedh1980 according to it,

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but have  awalkedh1980 afterh310 the stubbornnessh8307 of their hearth3820 and afterh310 the  bBaalsh1168a, as their  cfathersh1 taughth3925 them,"

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thereforeh3651 thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, the Godh430 of Israelh3478, "beholdh2009,  aI will feedh398 them, thish2088 peopleh5971a, with wormwoodh3939 and giveh8248 them  bpoisonedh7219 waterh4325 to drinkh8248.

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"I will  ascatterh6327a them among the nationsh1471, whomh834 neitherh3808 they norh3808 their fathersh1 have knownh3045; and I will sendh7971 the  bswordh2719 afterh310 them untilh5704 I have annihilatedh3615 them."

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, "Considerh995 and callh7121 for the  amourningh6969 womenh6969, that they may comeh935; And sendh7971 for the  1 bwailingh2450 womenh2450, that they may comeh935!

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"Let them makeh4116 hasteh4116 and takeh5375 up a wailingh5092 for us, That our  aeyesh5869 may shedh3381 tearsh1832 And our eyelidsh6079 flowh5140 with waterh4325.

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"For a voiceh6963 of  awailingh5092 is heardh8085 from Zionh6726, ` bHowh349 are we ruinedh7703! We are puth954 to greath3966 shameh954, For we have  clefth5800a the landh776, Becauseh3588 they have casth7993 downh7993 our dwellingsh4908.' "

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Nowh3588 hearh8085 the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068, O you  awomenh802, And let your earh241 receiveh3947 the wordh1697 of His mouthh6310; Teachh3925 your daughtersh1323 wailingh5092, And everyoneh802 her neighborh7468 a dirgeh7015.

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For  adeathh4194 has comeh5927 up through our windowsh2474; It has enteredh935 our palacesh759 To cuth3772 offh3772 the  bchildrenh5768 from the streetsh2351, The youngh970 menh970 from the townh7339 squaresh7339.

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Speakh1696, "Thush3541 saysh5002 the LORDh3068, `The corpsesh5038 of menh120 will fallh5307  alike dungh1828 on the openh6440 fieldh7704, And like the sheafh5995 afterh4480h310 the reaperh7114b, But noh369 oneh369 will gatherh622 them."'

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, " aLet not a wiseh2450 manh2450 boasth1984b of his wisdomh2451, and let not the  bmightyh1368 manh1368 boasth1984b of his mighth1369, let not a  crichh6223 manh6223 boasth1984b of his richesh6239;

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but let him who boastsh1984b  aboasth1984b of thish384, that he understandsh7919a and knowsh3045 Me, that I am the LORDh3068 who  bexercisesh6213a lovingkindnessh2617a, justiceh4941 and righteousnessh6666 on earthh776; for I  cdelighth2654a in theseh428 thingsh428," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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"Beholdh2009, the daysh3117 are comingh935," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, "that I will punishh6485 allh3605 who are circumcisedh4135 and yet  auncircumcisedh6190--

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Egypth4714 and Judahh3063, and Edomh112b and the sonsh1121 of Ammonh5983, and Moabh4124 and  aallh3605 those inhabitingh3427 the deserth4057b who cliph7112 the hair on their templesh6285; for allh3605 the nationsh1471 are uncircumcisedh6189, and allh3605 the househ1004 of Israelh3478 are  buncircumcisedh6189 of hearth3820."



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