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18 Because of Mount Zion, lying desolate,
    and the jackals roaming there!

19 But you, Lord, are enthroned forever;
    your throne stands from age to age.(A)
20 [a]Why have you utterly forgotten us,
    forsaken us for so long?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:20–22 Unlike most of the laments found in the Book of Psalms, the Book of Lamentations never moves from lament to thanksgiving. It ends with this question still unanswered by God: “Why have you utterly forgotten us?”