12 They have hanged our princely leaders with their own hands, sparing not even the elderly.
13 Young men are forced to carry millstones; young boys stumble under the weight of firewood.
14 The men of experience and wisdom no longer convene to offer counsel; young men have desisted from their music.
15 Our very capacity for joy is extinguished; our jubilation has turned into mourning.
16 The crown has fallen from our head. Oh! Woe! All because of our sins.
17 Our hearts are sick over this! Our eyes are beclouded,
18 Because of Mount Zion, reduced to ruins, now the haunt of foxes.
19 Though You, Lord, will reign forever. Your throne is secure for all generations.
20 How could You so thoroughly forsake us, abandoning us for so very long?
21 Allow us to return to You, Lord, and we will return in sincere contrition: renew us as in days long ago!
22 Or have You absolutely rejected us? Are You that thoroughly infuriated with us?
Allow us to return to You, Lord, and we will return in sincere contrition: renew us as in days long ago!
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