(A)Sit in silence, and go into darkness,
    O daughter of (B)the Chaldeans;
for you shall no more be called
    (C)the mistress of kingdoms.
(D)I was angry with my people;
    I profaned my heritage;
I gave them into your hand;
    (E)you showed them no mercy;
on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy.
You said, “I shall be (F)mistress forever,”
    so that you did not lay these things to heart
    or remember their end.

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“Sit in silence,(A) go into darkness,(B)
    queen city of the Babylonians;(C)
no more will you be called
    queen(D) of kingdoms.(E)
I was angry(F) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;(G)
I gave them into your hand,(H)
    and you showed them no mercy.(I)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.
You said, ‘I am forever(J)
    the eternal queen!’(K)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect(L) on what might happen.(M)

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