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For a nation has invaded my land,
    powerful and innumerable;
its teeth are lions’ teeth,
    and it has the fangs of a lioness.(A)
It has laid waste my vines
    and splintered my fig trees;
it has stripped off their bark and thrown it down;
    their branches have turned white.(B)

Lament like a virgin dressed in sackcloth
    for the husband of her youth.(C)

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A nation has invaded my land,
    a mighty army without number;(A)
it has the teeth(B) of a lion,
    the fangs of a lioness.
It has laid waste(C) my vines
    and ruined my fig trees.(D)
It has stripped off their bark
    and thrown it away,
    leaving their branches white.

Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth(E)
    grieving for the betrothed of her youth.

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