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Jerusalem Under Siege

Flee for refuge, children of Benjamin,
        from the midst of Jerusalem!
    Blow the shofar in Tekoa
    and raise a signal in Beth-cherem!
    For disaster looms from the north,
        even terrible destruction.

“The lovely, delicate Daughter of Zion
    I will cut off.”

Shepherds with their flocks are coming against her.
    All around her they pitch their tents,
    each pasturing in his own place.

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