Lamentations 2:17-19

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¹⁷ The Lord did what he planned.
    He carried out his threat.
Just as he commanded long ago,
    he has torn down without pity;
He let the enemy boast about you
    and has exalted the power^[a] of your enemies.

¹⁸ Cry out from your heart to the Lord,
    wall of fair^[b] Zion!
Let your tears run down like a river
    day and night.
Allow yourself no rest,
    and don’t stop crying.

¹⁹ Get up and cry aloud in the night,
    at the beginning of every hour.^[c]
Pour out your heart like water
    in the presence of the Lord!
Lift up your hands toward him
    for the lives of your children,
who are fainting away
    at every street corner.