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5:1  Lord, consider what has become of us; take notice of our disgrace. Look at it!
5:2  Our property has been turned over to strangers; our houses belong to foreigners.
5:3  We have become orphans, having no father; our mothers are like widows.
5:4  We drink our own water—but for a price; we gather our own wood—but pay for it.
5:5  Our hunters have been at our necks; we are worn out, but have no rest.
5:6  We held out a hand to Egypt and to Assyria, to get sufficient food.
5:7  Our fathers have sinned and are gone, but we are burdened with their iniquities.
5:8  Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.
5:9  We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the desert heat.
5:10  Our skin is as hot as an oven because of the burning heat of famine.
5:11  Women have been raped in Zion, young women in Judah’s cities.
5:12  Officials have been hung up by their hands; elders have been shown no respect.
5:13  Young men have carried grinding stones; boys have stumbled under loads of wood.
5:14  Elders have left the city gate; young people stop their music.
5:15  Joy has left our heart; our dancing has changed into lamentation.
5:16  The crown has fallen off our head. We are doomed because we have sinned.
5:17  Because of all this our heart is sick; because of these things our glance is dark.
5:18  Mount Zion, now deserted— only jackals walk on it now!
5:19  But you, Lord, will rule forever; your throne lasts from one generation to the next.
5:20  Why do you forget us continually; why do you abandon us for such a long time?
5:21  Return us, Lord, to yourself. Please let us return! Give us new days, like those long ago—
5:22  unless you have completely rejected us, or have become too angry with us.