微读圣经

1Yahweh, remember what has happened to us.

Look, and see our disgrace! Ps 74:18,22; 89:50-51

2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our houses to foreigners.

3We have become orphans, fatherless;

our mothers are widows.

4We must pay for the water we drink;

our wood comes at a price.

5We are closely pursued;

we are tired, and no one offers us rest.

6We made a treaty with Lit We gave the hand to Egypt

and with Assyria, to get enough food. Hs 12:1

7Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist,

but we bear their punishment.

8Slaves rule over us; Pr 30:21-23; Ec 10:7

no one rescues us from their hands.

9We secure our food at the risk of our lives

because of the sword in the wilderness.

10Our skin is as hot Or black ; Hb obscure as an oven Lm 4:8

from the ravages of hunger.

11Women are raped in Zion,

girls in the cities of Judah.

12Princes are hung up by their hands;

elders are shown no respect. Lm 4:16

13Young men labor at millstones; Ex 11:5; Jdg 16:21; Is 47:2

boys stumble under loads of wood.

14The elders have left the city gate,

the young men, their music. Is 24:8

15Joy has left our hearts; Am 8:10

our dancing has turned to mourning.

16The crown has fallen from our head. Jb 19:9; Is 28:3; Jr 13:18

Woe to us, for we have sinned. Jr 8:14; 14:20; Dn 9:11

17Because of this, our heart is sick;

because of these, our eyes grow dim: Ps 69:23; Ec 12:3

18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate

and has jackals prowling in it. Is 13:19-22; 34:11-15

19You, Lord, are enthroned forever;

Your throne endures from generation to generation. Ps 9:7; 45:6; 102:12; Ezk 43:7; Heb 1:8; Rv 4:9-10; 5:13

20Why have You forgotten us forever, Ps 13:1

abandoned us for our entire lives?

21Lord, restore us to Yourself, so we may return; Jr 15:19; 31:18

renew our days as in former times,

22unless You have completely rejected us

and are intensely angry with us.