18 For thus says the Lord:

“Behold, I will (A)throw out at this time
The inhabitants of the land,
And will distress them,
(B)That they may find it so.

19 (C)Woe is me for my hurt!
My wound is severe.
But I say, (D)“Truly this is an infirmity,
And (E)I must bear it.”
20 (F)My tent is plundered,
And all my cords are broken;
My children have gone from me,
And they are (G)no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent anymore,
Or set up my curtains.

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