Lamentations 2:12-14

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¹²They ask their mothers,
    “Where is the bread and wine?”
    as they pour out their life in their mother’s laps.
¹³My dear Jerusalem, what can I say about you?
    What can I compare you to?
What can I say you are like?
    How can I comfort you, city of Zion?
You have been hurt much too badly
    for anyone to heal.

¹⁴Your prophets saw visions for you,
    but their visions were only worthless lies.
They didn’t speak against your sins.
    They didn’t try to make things better.
They spoke messages for you,
    but they were false messages that fooled you.

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