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Qoph

19 Arise, cry aloud in the (A)night
At the head of the night watches;
(B)Pour out your heart like water
Before the presence of the Lord;
Lift up your hands to Him
For the (C)life of your infants
Who are (D)faint because of hunger
At the head of every street.”

Resh

20 See, O Yahweh, and look!
With (E)whom have You dealt thus?
Should women (F)eat their [a]offspring,
The infants who were [b]born healthy?
Should (G)priest and prophet be killed
In the sanctuary of the Lord?

Shin

21 On the ground in the streets
Lie (H)young and old;
My (I)virgins and my young men
Have fallen by the sword.
You have killed them in the day of Your anger;
You have slaughtered, (J)not sparing.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:20 Lit fruit
  2. Lamentations 2:20 Or tenderly cared for