43 (A)The alien 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 [b]prosper;
For the Lord has (A)caused her grief
Because of the multitude of her transgressions;
Her little ones have gone away
As captives before the adversary.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:5 Lit head
  2. Lamentations 1:5 Or are at ease