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20 Jerusalem says: “Look, Lord, and see
    to whom you have done this.
·Women [L Should women…?] eat their own ·babies [L fruit; C short for “fruit of their womb”],
    the children ·they have cared for [they have nursed/borne; or which are well-formed; Deut. 28:53–55; Jer. 19:6–9].
·Priests and prophets are [L Should priests and prophets be…?] killed
    in the ·Temple [L holy place] of the Lord.

21 “People young and old
    lie outside on the ground.
My young women and young men
    have ·been killed [L fallen] by the sword.
You killed them on the day of your anger;
    you ·killed [slaughtered] them without ·mercy [pity].

22 “You invited ·terrors [or enemies] to come against me on every side,
    as if ·you were inviting them to a feast [L on an appointed/feast day].
No one escaped or remained alive
    on the day of the Lord’s anger.
My enemy has ·killed [annihilated]
    those I ·cared for [nursed; bore] and brought up.”

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20 “Look, Lord, and consider:
    Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,(A)
    the children they have cared for?(B)
Should priest and prophet be killed(C)
    in the sanctuary of the Lord?(D)

21 “Young and old lie together
    in the dust of the streets;
my young men and young women
    have fallen by the sword.(E)
You have slain them in the day of your anger;
    you have slaughtered them without pity.(F)

22 “As you summon to a feast day,
    so you summoned against me terrors(G) on every side.
In the day of the Lord’s anger
    no one escaped(H) or survived;
those I cared for and reared(I)
    my enemy has destroyed.”

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