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We have to pay to drink our own water.
    We have to pay to chop our own wood.
Our enemies are breathing down our necks.
    We are worn out and not permitted to rest.
We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.[a]

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  1. Lamentations 5:6 Or “We made a pledge to Egypt and Assyria in order to get enough food.”

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