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43 (A)The sojourner who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, but you will go down lower and lower. 44 (B)He shall lend to you, but you will not lend to him; (C)he shall be the head, and you will be the tail.

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Her adversaries have become [a]her masters;
Her enemies are complacent;
For [b]Yahweh has (A)caused her grief
Because of the greatness of her transgressions;
Her infants have gone away
As captives before the adversary.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:5 Lit head
  2. Lamentations 1:5 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15