19 “I called to (A)my lovers,
    but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
    perished in the city,
while (B)they sought food
    to revive their strength.

20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
    (C)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
    because I have been very rebellious.
(D)In the street the sword bereaves;
    in the house it is like death.

21 “They heard[a] (E)my groaning,
    yet (F)there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
    (G)they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought[b] the day you announced;
    (H)now let them be as I am.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear
  2. Lamentations 1:21 Syriac Bring

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