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15 All my valiant warriors
    my Lord has cast away;
He proclaimed a feast against me
    to crush my young men;
My Lord has trodden in the wine press
    virgin daughter Judah.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will

11 Women are raped in Zion,
    young women in the cities of Judah;(A)
12 Princes have been hanged by them,
    elders shown no respect.(B)
13 Young men carry millstones,
    boys stagger under loads of wood;
14 The elders have abandoned the gate,[a]
    the young men their music.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:14 The gate: a place of assembly, where city decisions were made and judgment given by the elders and other community leaders; see note on Ru 4:1.

11 Women have been violated(A) in Zion,
    and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders(B) are shown no respect.(C)
13 Young men toil at the millstones;
    boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.(D)

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