17 “You will say this word to them,
(A)Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
For the virgin (B)daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow,
With a sorely (C)infected wound.

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17 “Speak this word to them:

“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears(A)
    night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin(B) Daughter, my people,
    has suffered a grievous wound,
    a crushing blow.(C)

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13 How shall I admonish you?
To what (A)shall I compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O (B)virgin daughter of Zion?
For your [a]ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can (C)heal you?

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:13 Lit breaking

13 What can I say for you?(A)
    With what can I compare you,
    Daughter(B) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
    that I may comfort you,
    Virgin Daughter Zion?(C)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.(D)
    Who can heal you?

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