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Lamentations 5:1-3
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A Prayer for Mercy

The People of Jerusalem Pray:[a]

5 Our Lord, don't forget
how we have suffered
    and been disgraced.
2 Foreigners and strangers
have taken our land
    and our homes.
3 We are like children
    whose mothers are widows.

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  1. 5.1 The People of Jerusalem Pray: Or “The Prophet Prays.”
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Lamentations 5:1-3
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5 Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.(A)
2 Our inheritance(B) has been turned over to strangers,(C)
    our homes(D) to foreigners.(E)
3 We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(F)

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