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Lamentations 5:13-15
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13 They take away the young men to grind their grain, and the little children stagger beneath their heavy loads.

14 The old men sit no longer in the city gates; the young no longer dance and sing. 15 The joy of our hearts has ended; our dance has turned to death.[a]

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  1. Lamentations 5:15 to death, literally, “to mourning.”
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Lamentations 5:13-15
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13 Young men toil at the millstones;
    boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.(A)
15 Joy is gone from our hearts;
    our dancing has turned to mourning.(B)

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