Our inheritance has been turned over to (A)strangers,
Our (B)houses to foreigners.
We have become orphans, (C)without a father;
Our mothers are like widows.
[a]We have to pay for our drinking (D)water,
Our wood comes to us at a price.

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  1. Lamentations 5:4 Lit We drink our water with silver

Our inheritance(A) has been turned over to strangers,(B)
    our homes(C) to foreigners.(D)
We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(E)
We must buy the water we drink;(F)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(G)

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