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It has destroyed my grapevines
    and ruined my fig trees,
stripping their bark and destroying it,
    leaving the branches white and bare.

Weep like a bride dressed in black,
    mourning the death of her husband.
For there is no grain or wine
    to offer at the Temple of the Lord.
So the priests are in mourning.
    The ministers of the Lord are weeping.

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It has laid waste(A) my vines
    and ruined my fig trees.(B)
It has stripped off their bark
    and thrown it away,
    leaving their branches white.

Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth(C)
    grieving for the betrothed of her youth.
Grain offerings and drink offerings(D)
    are cut off from the house of the Lord.
The priests are in mourning,(E)
    those who minister before the Lord.

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