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5:1  Remember, Lord, what happened to us. Look and see our shame.
5:2  Our land has been turned over to strangers. Our houses have been given to foreigners.
5:3  We have become orphans. We have no father. Our mothers have become like widows.
5:4  We have to buy the water that we drink. We have to pay for the wood that we use.
5:5  We are forced to wear a yoke on our necks. We get tired, and we have no rest.
5:6  We made an agreement with Egypt. We also made an agreement with Assyria to get enough bread.
5:7  Our ancestors sinned against you, and now they are dead. And we are suffering because of their sins.
5:8  Slaves have become our rulers. No one can save us from them.
5:9  We risk our lives to get food. There are men in the desert with swords.
5:10  Our skin is hot like an oven. We have a high fever because of our hunger.
5:11  The enemy raped the women of Zion. They raped the women in the cities of Judah.
5:12  The enemy hanged our princes. They didn’t honor our elders.
5:13  The enemy made our young men grind grain at the mill. Our young men stumbled under loads of wood.
5:14  The elders no longer sit at the gates of the city. The young men no longer make music.
5:15  We have no more joy in our hearts. Our dancing has changed to crying for the dead.
5:16  The crown has fallen from our head. Things have gone bad for us because we sinned.
5:17  For this reason, our hearts have become sick, and our eyes cannot see clearly.
5:18  Mount Zion is a wasteland. Foxes run around on Mount Zion.
5:19  But you rule forever, Lord. Your kingly chair lasts forever and ever.
5:20  You seem to have forgotten us forever. You seem to have left us alone for such a long time.
5:21  Bring us back to you, Lord. We will gladly come back to you. Make our lives as they were before.
5:22  You were very angry with us. Have you completely rejected us?