- The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.
- Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
- Men stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come.
- Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.
- The LORD's anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.
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- The presence of the LORD has scattered them, He will not continue to regard them; They did not honor the priests, They did not favor the elders.
- Yet our eyes failed, Looking for help was useless; In our watching we have watched For a nation that could not save.
- They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come.
- Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
- The breath of our nostrils, the LORD'S anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations."
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