18 Their heart cried to the Lord.
    O (A)wall of the daughter of Zion,
(B)let tears stream down like a torrent
    (C)day and night!
(D)Give yourself no rest,
    (E)your eyes no respite!

19 “Arise, (F)cry out in the night,
    at the beginning of the night watches!
(G)Pour out your heart like water
    before the presence of the Lord!
(H)Lift your hands to him
    for the lives of your children,
(I)who faint for hunger
    at the head of every street.”

20 Look, O Lord, and see!
    (J)With whom have you dealt thus?
(K)Should women eat the fruit of their womb,
    the children of (L)their tender care?
Should (M)priest and prophet be killed
    in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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