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16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and covered thee with the shadow of my hand, to plant the heavens, and to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say unto Zion, Thou art my people.

17 Arouse thyself, arouse thyself, stand up, Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of Jehovah the cup of his fury. Thou hast drunk, hast drained out the goblet-cup of bewilderment:

18 —there is none to guide her among all the children that she hath brought forth; neither is there any to take her by the hand of all the children that she hath brought up.

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16 I have put my words in your mouth(A)
    and covered you with the shadow of my hand(B)
I who set the heavens in place,
    who laid the foundations of the earth,(C)
    and who say to Zion, ‘You are my people.(D)’”

The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath

17 Awake, awake!(E)
    Rise up, Jerusalem,
you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord
    the cup(F) of his wrath,(G)
you who have drained to its dregs(H)
    the goblet that makes people stagger.(I)
18 Among all the children(J) she bore
    there was none to guide her;(K)
among all the children she reared
    there was none to take her by the hand.(L)

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