Now I will soon (A)pour out my wrath upon you, and (B)spend my anger against you, (C)and judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.

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I am about to pour out my wrath(A) on you
    and spend my anger against you.
I will judge you according to your conduct
    and repay you for all your detestable practices.(B)

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Now upon you I will soon (A)pour out My fury,
And spend My anger upon you;
I will judge you according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.

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The Holy Stones Lie Scattered

(A)How the gold has grown dim,
    how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
    (B)at the head of every street.

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[a]How the gold has lost its luster,
    the fine gold become dull!
The sacred gems are scattered
    at every street corner.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

The Degradation of Zion

How the gold has become dim!
How changed the fine gold!
The stones of the sanctuary are [a]scattered
At the head of every street.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:1 Lit. poured out

Though you soar aloft like the eagle,
    though your nest is set among the stars,
    from there I will bring you down,
declares the Lord.

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Though you soar like the eagle
    and make your nest(A) among the stars,
    from there I will bring you down,”(B)
declares the Lord.(C)

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(A)Though you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you (B)set your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

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