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18 (A)“The Lord is in the right,
    (B)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
    and see my suffering;
(C)my young women and my young men
    have gone into captivity.
19 “I called to (D)my lovers,
    but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
    perished in the city,
while (E)they sought food
    to revive their strength.
20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
    (F)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
    because I have been very rebellious.
(G)In the street the sword bereaves;
    in the house it is like death.

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18 “The Lord is righteous,(A)
    yet I rebelled(B) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
    look on my suffering.(C)
My young men and young women
    have gone into exile.(D)

19 “I called to my allies(E)
    but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
    perished(F) in the city
while they searched for food
    to keep themselves alive.

20 “See, Lord, how distressed(G) I am!
    I am in torment(H) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(I)
    for I have been most rebellious.(J)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
    inside, there is only death.(K)

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