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14 My rebellion was bound as a yoke,
    with his hand it was fastened together;
it was put on my neck
    and caused my strength to fail.
The Lord gave me into the hands
    of those whom I cannot withstand.
15 The Lord has rejected
    all my mighty ones in my midst.
He called an assembly against me,
    to crush my young men;
like in a wine press,
    the Lord has trodden on
the virgin daughter of Judah.
16 For these things, I am weeping,
    my eyes flow with tears;[a]
because a comforter is far from me,
    one to restore my life.
My sons are desolate
    because the enemy has prevailed.

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  1. Lamentations 1:16 Literally “my eye my eye is going down with water”

14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[a];(A)
    by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
    and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(B)
    of those I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;(C)
he has summoned an army(D) against me
    to[b] crush my young men.(E)
In his winepress(F) the Lord has trampled(G)
    Virgin Daughter(H) Judah.

16 “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.(I)
No one is near to comfort(J) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
  2. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will