- it mourneth:
- "How long¹¹ shall the landª mourn,ª° and the herbsª of every¹ fieldª wither,ª° for the wickednessª¹ of them that dwellª° therein? the beastsª are consumed,ª° and the birds;ª because¹ they said,ª° He shall not¹ seeª°¹ our last end.ª ... Mine heritageª is¹ unto me as a lionª in the forest;ª it crieth outªª° against¹ me: therefore¹¹ have I hatedª° it." {Jer 12:4-8} + "Judahª mourneth,ª° and the gatesª thereof languish;ª° they are blackª° unto the ground;ª and the cryª of Jerusalemª is gone up.ª°" {Jer 14:2} + "For¹ the landª is fullª° of adulterers;ª° for¹ becauseª¹ of swearingª the landª mourneth;ª° the pleasant placesª of the wildernessª are dried up,ª° and their courseª is¹ evil,ª and their forceª [is] not¹ right.¹" {Jer 23:10} + "How¹ doth the cityª sitª° solitary,ª [that was] fullª of people!ª [how] is she become¹ as a widow!ª she [that was] greatª among the nations,ª [and] princessª among the provinces,ª [how] is she become¹ tributary!ª ... But¹¹ thou hast utterly²° rejectedª° us; thou art very² wrothª°¹¹ against¹ us." {Lam 1:1-5:22} + "Speakª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° When¹ ye fastedª° and mournedª° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all²° fastª° unto me, [even] to me?¹" {Zch 7:5}
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