Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one (A)who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, (B)are in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!

10 Thus says the Lord to this people:

(C)“Thus they have loved to wander;
They have not restrained their feet.
Therefore the Lord does not accept them;
(D)He will remember their iniquity now,
And punish their sins.”

11 Then the Lord said to me, (E)“Do not pray for this people, for their good.

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Why are you like a man taken by surprise,
    like a warrior powerless to save?(A)
You are among(B) us, Lord,
    and we bear your name;(C)
    do not forsake(D) us!

10 This is what the Lord says about this people:

“They greatly love to wander;
    they do not restrain their feet.(E)
So the Lord does not accept(F) them;
    he will now remember(G) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.”(H)

11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray(I) for the well-being of this people.

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