18 If I go out to (A)the field,
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and (B)priest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”

The People Plead for Mercy

19 (C)Have You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that (D)there is no healing for us?
(E)We looked for peace, but there was no good;
And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
And the iniquity of our (F)fathers,
For (G)we have sinned against You.

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