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5:1  “Remember, O Yahweh, what has happened to us. Take a look at our disgrace!
5:2  “The land we inherited has been turned over to strangers. Our homes have been turned over to foreigners.
5:3  We are orphans without a father. Our mothers are like widows.
5:4  We have to pay to drink our own water. We have to pay to chop our own wood.
5:5  Our enemies are breathing down our necks. We are worn out and not permitted to rest.
5:6  We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.
5:7  Our ancestors sinned. Now they are gone, but we have to take the punishment for their wickedness.
5:8  Slaves rule us. There is no one to rescue us from them.
5:9  To get our food, we have to risk our lives in the heat of the desert.
5:10  Our skin is as hot as an oven from the burning heat of starvation.
5:11  Women in Zion are raped, so are the girls in the cities of Judah.
5:12  Our leaders are hung by their hands. Our older leaders are shown no respect.
5:13  Our young men work at the mill, and our boys stagger under loads of wood.
5:14  Our older leaders have stopped meeting at the city gate, and our young men no longer play their music.
5:15  There is no joy left in our hearts. Our dancing has turned into mourning.
5:16  The crown has fallen from our head. Because we have sinned, it has been disastrous for us.
5:17  This is why we feel sick. This is why our eyes see less and less.
5:18  Foxes roam around on Mount Zion, which lies in ruins.
5:19  “But you, O Yahweh, sit enthroned forever, and your reign continues throughout every generation.
5:20  Why have you completely forgotten us? Why have you abandoned us for such a long time?
5:21  O Yahweh, bring us back to you, and we’ll come back. Give us back the life we had long ago,
5:22  unless you have completely rejected us and are very angry with us.”