- her priests:
- "All¹ her peopleª sigh,ª° they seekª° bread;ª they have givenª° their pleasant thingsª²° for meatª to relieveª° the soul:ª see,ª° O LORD,ª and consider;ª° for¹ I am become¹ vile.ª° ... [Is it] nothing¹ to¹ you, all¹ ye that pass²° by?ª¹ behold,ª° and seeª° if¹ there beª any sorrowª like unto my sorrow,ª which¹ is doneª° unto me, wherewith¹ the LORDª hath afflictedª° [me] in the dayª of his fierceª anger.ª" {Lam 1:11-12} + "The LORDª is righteous;ª for¹ I have rebelledª° against his commandment:ª hear,ª° I pray you,¹ all¹ people,ª and beholdª° my sorrow:ª my virginsª and my young menª are goneª° into captivity.ª ... Behold,ª° O LORD;ª for¹ I [am] in distress:²°¹ my bowelsª are troubled;ª° mine heartª is turnedª° withinª me; for¹ I have grievously²° rebelled:ª° abroadª¹ the swordª bereaveth,ª° at homeª [there is] as death.ª" {Lam 1:18-20} + "The eldersª of the daughterª of Zionª sitª° upon the ground,ª [and] keep silence:ª° they have cast upª° dustª upon¹ their heads;ª they have girdedª° themselves with sackcloth:ª the virginsª of Jerusalemª hang downª° their headsª to the ground.ª ... Mine eyesª do failª° with tears,ª my bowelsª are troubled,ª° my liverª is pouredª° upon the earth,ª for¹ the destructionª of the daughterª of my people;ª because the childrenª and the sucklingsª° swoonª° in the streetsª of the city.ª" {Lam 2:10-11} + "Arise,ª° cry outª° in the night:ª in the beginningª of the watchesª pour outª° thine heartª like waterª beforeª the faceª of the Lord:ª lift upª° thy handsª toward¹ him for¹ the lifeª of thy young children,ª that faintª° for hungerª in the topª of every¹ street.ª ... The youngª and the oldª lieª° on the groundª in the streets:ª my virginsª and my young menª are fallenª° by the sword;ª thou hast slainª° [them] in the dayª of thine anger;ª thou hast killed,ª° [and] not¹ pitied.ª°" {Lam 2:19-21} + "Rise up,ª° ye womenª that are at ease;ª hearª° my voice,ª ye carelessª° daughters;ª give earª° unto my speech.ª ... Because¹ the palacesª shall be forsaken;ª° the multitudeª of the cityª shall be left;ª° the fortsª and towersª shall be¹ for¹ densª for² ever,ª¹ a joyª of wild asses,ª a pastureª of flocks;ª" {Isa 32:9-14} + "Lamentª° like a virginª girdedª° with sackclothª for¹ the husbandª of her youth.ª ... Girdª° yourselves, and lament,ª° ye priests:ª howl,ª° ye ministersª° of the altar:ª come,ª° lie all nightª° in sackcloth,ª ye ministersª° of my God:ª for¹ the meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is withholdenª° from the houseª¹ of your God.ª" {Jol 1:8-13}
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