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14 “He took note of all my sins and tied them all together;
    He hung them around my neck, and I grew weak beneath the weight.
    The Lord gave me to my foes, and I was helpless against them.

15 “The Lord laughed at all my strongest soldiers;
    He sent an army to destroy my young men.
    He crushed my people like grapes in a wine press.

16 “That is why my eyes are overflowing with tears.
    No one can comfort me; no one can give me courage.
    The enemy has conquered me; my people have nothing left.

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14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[a];(A)
    by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
    and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(B)
    of those I cannot withstand.

15 “The Lord has rejected
    all the warriors in my midst;(C)
he has summoned an army(D) against me
    to[b] crush my young men.(E)
In his winepress(F) the Lord has trampled(G)
    Virgin Daughter(H) Judah.

16 “This is why I weep
    and my eyes overflow with tears.(I)
No one is near to comfort(J) me,
    no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
    because the enemy has prevailed.”(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
  2. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will