17 (A)Zion stretches out her hands,
    but (B)there is none to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
    that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
    a filthy thing among them.

18 (C)“The Lord is in the right,
    (D)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
    and see my suffering;
(E)my young women and my young men
    have gone into captivity.

19 “I called to (F)my lovers,
    but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
    perished in the city,
while (G)they sought food
    to revive their strength.

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17 Zion stretches out her hands,(A)
    but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
    that his neighbors become his foes;(B)
Jerusalem has become
    an unclean(C) thing(D) among them.

18 “The Lord is righteous,(E)
    yet I rebelled(F) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
    look on my suffering.(G)
My young men and young women
    have gone into exile.(H)

19 “I called to my allies(I)
    but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
    perished(J) in the city
while they searched for food
    to keep themselves alive.

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