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Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

10 For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing and for the pastures of the wilderness a lament, because they are burned up and desolated, so that no one passes through [them]; neither can men hear [any longer] the lowing of cattle. Both the fowls of the air and the beasts have fled, they are gone!

11 I will make Jerusalem heaps [of ruins], a dwelling place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

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Should I not punish them for this?”
    declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(A) myself
    on such a nation as this?”

10 I will weep and wail for the mountains
    and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.(B)
They are desolate and untraveled,
    and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds(C) have all fled
    and the animals are gone.

11 “I will make Jerusalem a heap(D) of ruins,
    a haunt of jackals;(E)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah(F)
    so no one can live there.”(G)

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