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+<!DOCTYPE crossway-bible SYSTEM "schema/crossway.bibles.dtd">
+<crossway-bible translation="English Standard Version" revision="2006-10-26" xmlns="http://www.crosswaybibles.org" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="schema/crossway.bibles.xsd"> 
+<book title="Lamentations" num="25">
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001001"/>
+  <chapter num="1">
+    <heading>How Lonely Sits the City</heading>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="1">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25001001.1"/>How lonely sits the city<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that was full of people!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>How like <crossref let="b" cid="c25001001.2"/>a widow has she become,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>she who was great among the nations!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>She who was <crossref let="c" cid="c25001001.3"/>a princess among the provinces<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>has become <crossref let="d" cid="c25001001.4"/>a slave.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="2">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25001002.1"/>She weeps bitterly in the night,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>with tears on her cheeks;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c25001002.2"/>among all her lovers<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>she has <crossref let="g" cid="c25001002.3"/>none to comfort her;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="h" cid="c25001002.4"/>all her friends have dealt treacherously with her;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they have become her enemies.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001003"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="3">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25001003.1"/>Judah has gone into exile because of affliction<note nid="n25001003.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and hard servitude;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25001003.2"/>she dwells now among the nations,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="k" cid="c25001003.3"/>but finds no resting place;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>her pursuers have all overtaken her<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the midst of her distress.<note nid="n25001003.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="4">
+        <begin-line/>The roads to Zion mourn,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for none come to <crossref let="l" cid="c25001004.1"/>the festival;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c25001004.2"/>all her gates are desolate;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>her priests <crossref let="n" cid="c25001004.3"/>groan;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>her virgins have been afflicted,<note nid="n25001004.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and she herself suffers bitterly.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="5">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25001005.1"/>Her foes have become the head;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>her <crossref let="p" cid="c25001005.2"/>enemies prosper,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>because <crossref let="q" cid="c25001005.3"/>the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> has afflicted her<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="r" cid="c25001005.4"/>for the multitude of her transgressions;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c25001005.5"/>her children have gone away,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>captives before the foe.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="6">
+        <begin-line/>From the daughter of Zion<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all her majesty has departed.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>Her princes have become like deer<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="t" cid="c25001006.1"/>that find no pasture;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>they fled without strength<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>before the pursuer.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="7">
+        <begin-line/>Jerusalem remembers<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the days of her affliction and wandering<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c25001007.1"/>all the precious things<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that were hers from <crossref let="v" cid="c25001007.2"/>days of old.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>When her people fell into the hand of the foe,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and there was none to help her,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>her foes gloated over her;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they <crossref let="w" cid="c25001007.3"/>mocked at her downfall.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001008"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="8">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25001008.1"/>Jerusalem sinned grievously;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>therefore she became filthy;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>all who honored her despise her,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="y" cid="c25001008.2"/>for they have seen her nakedness;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>she herself <crossref let="z" cid="c25001008.3"/>groans<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and turns her face away.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="9">
+        <begin-line/>Her uncleanness was <crossref let="a" cid="c25001009.1"/>in her skirts;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="b" cid="c25001009.2"/>she took no thought of her future;<note nid="n25001009.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>therefore her fall is terrible;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="c" cid="c25001009.3"/>she has no comforter.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25001009.1" from="25001009.1" to="25001009.2"/>O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, behold my affliction,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for the enemy has <crossref let="d" cid="c25001009.4"/>triumphed!<q class="end-double" qid="25001009.2" from="25001009.1" to="25001009.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="10">
+        <begin-line/>The enemy has stretched out his hands<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>over all her <crossref let="e" cid="c25001010.1"/>precious things;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>for she has seen <crossref let="f" cid="c25001010.2"/>the nations<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>enter her sanctuary,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>those whom you <crossref let="g" cid="c25001010.3"/>forbade<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to enter your congregation.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001011"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="11">
+        <begin-line/>All her people <crossref let="z" cid="c25001011.1"/>groan<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>as <crossref let="h" cid="c25001011.2"/>they search for bread;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>they trade their <crossref let="e" cid="c25001011.3"/>treasures for <crossref let="i" cid="c25001011.4"/>food<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to revive their strength.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25001011.1" from="25001011.1" to="25001011.2"/>Look, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, and see,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for I am despised.<q class="end-double" qid="25001011.2" from="25001011.1" to="25001011.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="12">
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25001012.1" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/>Is it nothing to you, all <crossref let="j" cid="c25001012.1"/>you who pass by?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="k" cid="c25001012.2"/>Look and see<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>which was brought upon me,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>which <crossref let="l" cid="c25001012.3"/>the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> inflicted<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>on <crossref let="m" cid="c25001012.4"/>the day of his fierce anger.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="13">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001013.1" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/>From on high he <crossref let="n" cid="c25001013.1"/>sent fire;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>into my bones<note nid="n25001013.1"/> he made it descend;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25001013.2"/>he spread a net for my feet;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he turned me back;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c25001013.3"/>he has left me stunned,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>faint all the day long.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001014"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="14">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001014.1" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/>My transgressions were bound<note nid="n25001014.1"/> into <crossref let="q" cid="c25001014.1"/>a yoke;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>by his hand they were fastened together;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>they were set upon my neck;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he caused my strength to fail;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>the Lord gave me into the hands<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>of those whom I cannot withstand.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001015"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="15">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001015.1" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/>The Lord rejected<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all my mighty men in my midst;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>he summoned an assembly against me<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to crush my young men;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25001015.1"/>the Lord has trodden as in a winepress<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the virgin daughter of Judah.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001016"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001016.1" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/>For these things <crossref let="s" cid="c25001016.1"/>I weep;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>my eyes flow with tears;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>for <crossref let="t" cid="c25001016.2"/>a comforter is far from me,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>one to <crossref let="u" cid="c25001016.3"/>revive my spirit;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>my children are desolate,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for the enemy has prevailed.<q class="end-double" qid="25001016.2" from="25001012.1" to="25001016.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25001017.1"/>Zion stretches out her hands,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>but <crossref let="t" cid="c25001017.2"/>there is none to comfort her;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> has commanded against Jacob<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that his neighbors should be his foes;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>Jerusalem has become<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>a filthy thing among them.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001018"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25001018.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25001018.1" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> is in the right,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c25001018.2"/>for I have rebelled against his word;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>but hear, all you peoples,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and see my suffering;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25001018.3"/>my young women and my young men<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>have gone into captivity.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001019.1" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/>I called to <crossref let="z" cid="c25001019.1"/>my lovers,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>but they deceived me;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>my priests and elders<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>perished in the city,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>while <crossref let="a" cid="c25001019.2"/>they sought food<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to revive their strength.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001020"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001020.1" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/>Look, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, for I am in distress;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="b" cid="c25001020.1"/>my stomach churns;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>my heart is wrung within me,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>because I have been very rebellious.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c25001020.2"/>In the street the sword bereaves;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the house it is like death.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001021.1" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/>They heard<note nid="n25001021.1"/> <crossref let="d" cid="c25001021.1"/>my groaning,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>yet <crossref let="e" cid="c25001021.2"/>there is no one to comfort me.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>All my enemies have heard of my trouble;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="f" cid="c25001021.3"/>they are glad that you have done it.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>You have brought<note nid="n25001021.2"/> the day you announced;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="f" cid="c25001021.4"/>now let them be as I am.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25001022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="22">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c25001022.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25001022.1" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/>Let all their evildoing come before you,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and deal with them<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>as <crossref let="h" cid="c25001022.2"/>you have dealt with me<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>because of all my transgressions;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>for <crossref let="d" cid="c25001022.3"/>my groans are many,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="i" cid="c25001022.4"/>my heart is faint.<q class="end-double" qid="25001022.2" from="25001018.1" to="25001022.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002001"/>
+  <chapter num="2">
+    <heading>The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity</heading>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="1">
+        <begin-line/>How the Lord in his anger<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>has set the daughter of Zion <crossref let="j" cid="c25002001.1"/>under a cloud!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c25002001.2"/>He has cast down from heaven to earth<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the splendor of Israel;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>he has not remembered <crossref let="l" cid="c25002001.3"/>his footstool<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the day of his anger.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="2">
+        <begin-line/>The Lord <crossref let="m" cid="c25002002.1"/>has swallowed up <crossref let="n" cid="c25002002.2"/>without mercy<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all the habitations of Jacob;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>in his wrath <crossref let="o" cid="c25002002.3"/>he has broken down<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the strongholds of the daughter of Judah;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>he has brought <crossref let="p" cid="c25002002.4"/>down to the ground <crossref let="p" cid="c25002002.5"/>in dishonor<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the kingdom <crossref let="q" cid="c25002002.6"/>and its rulers.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002003"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="3">
+        <begin-line/>He has cut down in <crossref let="r" cid="c25002003.1"/>fierce anger<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all <crossref let="s" cid="c25002003.2"/>the might of Israel;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c25002003.3"/>he has withdrawn from them his right hand<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the face of the enemy;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c25002003.4"/>he has burned like a flaming fire in Jacob,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>consuming all around.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="4">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25002004.1"/>He has bent his bow like an enemy,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>with his right hand set <crossref let="w" cid="c25002004.2"/>like a foe;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and he has killed all who were delightful in our eyes<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the tent of the daughter of Zion;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>he has poured out his fury like fire.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="5">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25002005.1"/>The Lord has become like an enemy;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c25002005.2"/>he has swallowed up Israel;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25002005.3"/>he has swallowed up all its palaces;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he has laid in ruins its strongholds,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and he has multiplied in the daughter of Judah<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="z" cid="c25002005.4"/>mourning and lamentation.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="6">
+        <begin-line/>He has laid waste his booth like a garden,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>laid in ruins <crossref let="a" cid="c25002006.1"/>his meeting place;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25002006.2"/>the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> has made Zion forget<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>festival and <crossref let="b" cid="c25002006.3"/>Sabbath,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and in his fierce indignation has spurned king and priest.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="7">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c25002007.1"/>The Lord has scorned his altar,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="d" cid="c25002007.2"/>disowned his sanctuary;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25002007.3"/>he has delivered into the hand of the enemy<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the walls of her palaces;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c25002007.4"/>they raised a clamor in the house of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>as on the day of festival.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002008"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="8">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c25002008.1"/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> determined to lay in ruins<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="h" cid="c25002008.2"/>the wall of the daughter of Zion;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25002008.3"/>he stretched out the measuring line;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he did not restrain his hand from destroying;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25002008.4"/>he caused rampart and wall to lament;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="j" cid="c25002008.5"/>they languished together.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="9">
+        <begin-line/>Her gates have sunk into the ground;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="k" cid="c25002009.1"/>he has ruined <crossref let="k" cid="c25002009.2"/>and broken her bars;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="l" cid="c25002009.3"/>her king and princes are among the nations;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the law is no more,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and <crossref let="m" cid="c25002009.4"/>her prophets find<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>no vision from the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="10">
+        <begin-line/>The elders of the daughter of Zion<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25002010.1"/>sit on the ground <crossref let="o" cid="c25002010.2"/>in silence;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c25002010.3"/>they have thrown dust on their heads<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="q" cid="c25002010.4"/>put on sackcloth;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>the young women of Jerusalem<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>have bowed their heads to the ground.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002011"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="11">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25002011.1"/>My eyes are spent with weeping;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="s" cid="c25002011.2"/>my stomach churns;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c25002011.3"/>my bile is poured out to the ground<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="u" cid="c25002011.4"/>because of the destruction of the daughter of my people,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25002011.5"/>because infants and babies <crossref let="w" cid="c25002011.6"/>faint<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the streets of the city.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="12">
+        <begin-line/>They cry to their mothers,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c25002012.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25002012.1" from="25002012.1" to="25002012.2"/>Where is bread and wine?<q class="end-double" qid="25002012.2" from="25002012.1" to="25002012.2"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25002012.2"/>as they faint like a wounded man<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the streets of the city,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>as their life is poured out<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>on their mothers&apos; bosom.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="13">
+        <begin-line/>What can I say for you, <crossref let="y" cid="c25002013.1"/>to what compare you,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>O daughter of Jerusalem?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25002013.2"/>What can I liken to you, that I may comfort you,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>O virgin daughter of Zion?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="z" cid="c25002013.3"/>For your ruin is vast as the sea;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>who can heal you?<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002014"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="14">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25002014.1"/>Your prophets have seen for you<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>false and deceptive visions;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="b" cid="c25002014.2"/>they have not exposed your iniquity<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to <crossref let="c" cid="c25002014.3"/>restore your fortunes,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="d" cid="c25002014.4"/>but have seen for you <crossref let="e" cid="c25002014.5"/>oracles<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that are false and misleading.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002015"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="15">
+        <begin-line/>All who pass along the way<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>clap their hands at you;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c25002015.1"/>they hiss and wag their heads<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>at the daughter of Jerusalem:<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25002015.1" from="25002015.1" to="25002015.2"/>Is this the city that was called<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="g" cid="c25002015.2"/>the perfection of beauty,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="g" cid="c25002015.3"/>the joy of all the earth?<q class="end-double" qid="25002015.2" from="25002015.1" to="25002015.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002016"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="h" cid="c25002016.1"/>All your enemies<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>rail against you;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>they hiss, they gnash their teeth,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they cry: <q class="begin-double" qid="25002016.1" from="25002016.1" to="25002016.2"/>We <crossref let="i" cid="c25002016.2"/>have swallowed her!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>Ah, this is the day we longed for;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>now we have it; <crossref let="j" cid="c25002016.3"/>we see it!<q class="end-double" qid="25002016.2" from="25002016.1" to="25002016.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> has done what he purposed;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he has carried out <crossref let="k" cid="c25002017.1"/>his word,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>which he commanded <crossref let="l" cid="c25002017.2"/>long ago;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="m" cid="c25002017.3"/>he has thrown down <crossref let="n" cid="c25002017.4"/>without pity;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25002017.5"/>he has made the enemy rejoice over you<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and exalted the <crossref let="p" cid="c25002017.6"/>might of your foes.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002018"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/>Their heart cried to the Lord.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>O <crossref let="q" cid="c25002018.1"/>wall of the daughter of Zion,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25002018.2"/>let tears stream down like a torrent<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="s" cid="c25002018.3"/>day and night!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c25002018.4"/>Give yourself no rest,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="u" cid="c25002018.5"/>your eyes no respite!<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25002019.1" from="25002019.1" to="25002019.2"/>Arise, <crossref let="v" cid="c25002019.1"/>cry out in the night,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>at the beginning of the night watches!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25002019.2"/>Pour out your heart like water<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>before the presence of the Lord!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25002019.3"/>Lift your hands to him<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for the lives of your children,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25002019.4"/>who faint for hunger<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>at the head of every street.<q class="end-double" qid="25002019.2" from="25002019.1" to="25002019.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002020"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/>Look, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, and see!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="z" cid="c25002020.1"/>With whom have you dealt thus?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25002020.2"/>Should women eat the fruit of their womb,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the children of <crossref let="b" cid="c25002020.3"/>their tender care?<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>Should <crossref let="c" cid="c25002020.4"/>priest and prophet be killed<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the sanctuary of the Lord?<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/>In the dust of the streets<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="d" cid="c25002021.1"/>lie the young and the old;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="d" cid="c25002021.2"/>my young women and my young men<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>have fallen by the sword;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25002021.3"/>you have killed them in the day of your anger,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>slaughtering <crossref let="f" cid="c25002021.4"/>without pity.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25002022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="22">
+        <begin-line/>You summoned as if to <crossref let="g" cid="c25002022.1"/>a festival day<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="h" cid="c25002022.2"/>my terrors on every side,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25002022.3"/>and on the day of the anger of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>no one escaped or survived;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25002022.4"/>those whom I held and raised<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>my enemy destroyed.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003001"/>
+  <chapter num="3">
+    <heading>Great Is Your Faithfulness</heading>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="1">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c25003001.1"/>I am the man who has seen affliction<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>under the <crossref let="l" cid="c25003001.2"/>rod of his wrath;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003002"/>
+    <verse num="2">
+        <begin-line/>he has driven and brought me<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="m" cid="c25003002.1"/>into darkness without any light;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003003"/>
+    <verse num="3">
+        <begin-line/>surely against me he turns his hand<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>again and again the whole day long.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="4">
+        <begin-line/>He has made my flesh and my skin waste away;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25003004.1"/>he has broken my bones;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003005"/>
+    <verse num="5">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25003005.1"/>he has besieged and enveloped me<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>with <crossref let="p" cid="c25003005.2"/>bitterness and tribulation;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003006"/>
+    <verse num="6">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c25003006.1"/>he has made me dwell in darkness<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>like the dead of long ago.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="7">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25003007.1"/>He has walled me about so that <crossref let="s" cid="c25003007.2"/>I cannot escape;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he has made my chains heavy;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003008"/>
+    <verse num="8">
+        <begin-line/>though <crossref let="t" cid="c25003008.1"/>I call and cry for help,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he shuts out my prayer;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003009"/>
+    <verse num="9">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25003009.1"/>he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he has made my paths crooked.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="10">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c25003010.1"/>He is a bear lying in wait for me,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>a lion in hiding;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003011"/>
+    <verse num="11">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25003011.1"/>he turned aside my steps and <crossref let="u" cid="c25003011.2"/>tore me to pieces;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="w" cid="c25003011.3"/>he has made me desolate;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003012"/>
+    <verse num="12">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25003012.1"/>he bent his bow <crossref let="y" cid="c25003012.2"/>and set me<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>as a target for his arrow.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="13">
+        <begin-line/>He drove into my kidneys<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="z" cid="c25003013.1"/>the arrows of his quiver;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003014"/>
+    <verse num="14">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25003014.1"/>I have become the laughingstock of all peoples,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="b" cid="c25003014.2"/>the object of their taunts all day long.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003015"/>
+    <verse num="15">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c25003015.1"/>He has filled me with bitterness;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he has sated me with <crossref let="d" cid="c25003015.2"/>wormwood.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003016"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25003016.1"/>He has made my teeth grind on gravel,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="f" cid="c25003016.2"/>made me cower in ashes;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003017"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/>my soul is bereft of peace;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>I have forgotten what happiness<note nid="n25003017.1"/> is;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003018"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c25003018.1"/>so I say, <q class="begin-double" qid="25003018.1" from="25003018.1" to="25003018.2"/>My endurance has perished;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>so has my hope from the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>.<q class="end-double" qid="25003018.2" from="25003018.1" to="25003018.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="h" cid="c25003019.1"/>Remember my affliction and my wanderings,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="d" cid="c25003019.2"/>the wormwood and <crossref let="i" cid="c25003019.3"/>the gall!<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003020"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/>My soul continually remembers it<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="j" cid="c25003020.1"/>and is bowed down within me.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003021"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/>But this I call to mind,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="k" cid="c25003021.1"/>therefore I have hope:<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="22">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="l" cid="c25003022.1"/>The steadfast love of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> never ceases;<note nid="n25003022.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="l" cid="c25003022.2"/>his mercies never come to an end;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003023"/>
+    <verse num="23">
+        <begin-line/>they are new <crossref let="m" cid="c25003023.1"/>every morning;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25003023.2"/>great is your faithfulness.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003024"/>
+    <verse num="24">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25003024.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25003024.1" from="25003024.1" to="25003024.2"/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> is my portion,<q class="end-double" qid="25003024.2" from="25003024.1" to="25003024.2"/> says my soul,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="k" cid="c25003024.2"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25003024.3" from="25003024.3" to="25003024.4"/>therefore I will hope in him.<q class="end-double" qid="25003024.4" from="25003024.3" to="25003024.4"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003025"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="25">
+        <begin-line/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> is good to those who <crossref let="p" cid="c25003025.1"/>wait for him,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to the soul who seeks him.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003026"/>
+    <verse num="26">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c25003026.1"/>It is good that one should wait quietly<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for the salvation of the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003027"/>
+    <verse num="27">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25003027.1"/>It is good for a man that he bear<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the yoke <crossref let="s" cid="c25003027.2"/>in his youth.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003028"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="28">
+        <begin-line/>Let him <crossref let="t" cid="c25003028.1"/>sit alone in silence<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>when it is laid on him;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003029"/>
+    <verse num="29">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="u" cid="c25003029.1"/>let him put his mouth in the dust&emdash;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>there may yet be hope;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003030"/>
+    <verse num="30">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25003030.1"/>let him give his cheek to the one who strikes,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and let him be filled with insults.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003031"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="31">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25003031.1"/>For the Lord will not<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>cast off forever,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003032"/>
+    <verse num="32">
+        <begin-line/>but, though he <crossref let="x" cid="c25003032.1"/>cause grief, <crossref let="y" cid="c25003032.2"/>he will have compassion<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="z" cid="c25003032.3"/>according to the abundance of his steadfast love;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003033"/>
+    <verse num="33">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25003033.1"/>for he does not afflict from his heart<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>or <crossref let="b" cid="c25003033.2"/>grieve the children of men.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003034"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="34">
+        <begin-line/>To crush underfoot<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all <crossref let="c" cid="c25003034.1"/>the prisoners of the earth,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003035"/>
+    <verse num="35">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="d" cid="c25003035.1"/>to deny a man justice<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>in the presence of the Most High,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003036"/>
+    <verse num="36">
+        <begin-line/>to subvert a man in his lawsuit,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="d" cid="c25003036.1"/>the Lord does not approve.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003037"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="37">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25003037.1"/>Who has spoken and it came to pass,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>unless the Lord has commanded it?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003038"/>
+    <verse num="38">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c25003038.1"/>Is it not from the mouth of the Most High<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that good and bad come?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003039"/>
+    <verse num="39">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c25003039.1"/>Why should a living man complain,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>a man, about the punishment of his sins?<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003040"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="40">
+        <begin-line/>Let us test and examine our ways,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="h" cid="c25003040.1"/>and return to the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>!<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003041"/>
+    <verse num="41">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25003041.1"/>Let us lift up our hearts and hands<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to God in heaven:<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003042"/>
+    <verse num="42">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25003042.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25003042.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>We have transgressed and <crossref let="k" cid="c25003042.2"/>rebelled,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and you have not forgiven.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003043"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="43">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003043.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="l" cid="c25003043.1"/>killing without pity;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003044"/>
+    <verse num="44">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c25003044.1"/>you have wrapped yourself with a cloud<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>so that no prayer can pass through.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003045"/>
+    <verse num="45">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="n" cid="c25003045.1"/>You have made us scum and garbage<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>among the peoples.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003046"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="46">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25003046.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003046.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>All our enemies<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>open their mouths against us;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003047"/>
+    <verse num="47">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="p" cid="c25003047.1"/>panic and pitfall have come upon us,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>devastation and <crossref let="q" cid="c25003047.2"/>destruction;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003048"/>
+    <verse num="48">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25003048.1"/>my eyes flow with rivers of tears<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003049"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="49">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25003049.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003049.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>My eyes will flow without ceasing,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>without respite,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003050"/>
+    <verse num="50">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c25003050.1"/>until the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> from heaven<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>looks down and sees;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003051"/>
+    <verse num="51">
+        <begin-line/>my eyes cause me grief<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>at the fate of all the daughters of my city.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003052"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="52">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c25003052.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003052.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>I have been hunted <crossref let="u" cid="c25003052.2"/>like a bird<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>by those who were my enemies <crossref let="v" cid="c25003052.3"/>without cause;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003053"/>
+    <verse num="53">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25003053.1"/>they flung me alive into the pit<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="x" cid="c25003053.2"/>and cast stones on me;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003054"/>
+    <verse num="54">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25003054.1"/>water closed over my head;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>I said, <crossref let="z" cid="c25003054.2"/><q class="begin-single" qid="25003054.1" from="25003054.1" to="25003054.2"/>I am lost.<q class="end-single" qid="25003054.2" from="25003054.1" to="25003054.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003055"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="55">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25003055.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003055.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>I called on your name, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>from the depths of the pit;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003056"/>
+    <verse num="56">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="b" cid="c25003056.1"/>you heard my plea, <q class="begin-single" qid="25003056.1" from="25003056.1" to="25003056.2"/>Do not close<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>your ear to my cry for help!<q class="end-single" qid="25003056.2" from="25003056.1" to="25003056.2"/><end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003057"/>
+    <verse num="57">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c25003057.1"/>You came near when I called on you;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>you said, <crossref let="d" cid="c25003057.2"/><q class="begin-single" qid="25003057.1" from="25003057.1" to="25003057.2"/>Do not fear!<q class="end-single" qid="25003057.2" from="25003057.1" to="25003057.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003058"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="58">
+        <begin-line/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003058.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>You have <crossref let="e" cid="c25003058.1"/>taken up my cause, <crossref let="f" cid="c25003058.2"/>O Lord;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>you have <crossref let="e" cid="c25003058.3"/>redeemed my life.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003059"/>
+    <verse num="59">
+        <begin-line/>You have seen the wrong done to me, <crossref let="g" cid="c25003059.1"/>O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>judge my cause.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003060"/>
+    <verse num="60">
+        <begin-line/>You have seen all their vengeance,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all <crossref let="h" cid="c25003060.1"/>their plots against me.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003061"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="61">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25003061.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003061.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>You have heard their taunts, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>all <crossref let="h" cid="c25003061.2"/>their plots against me.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003062"/>
+    <verse num="62">
+        <begin-line/>The lips and thoughts <crossref let="j" cid="c25003062.1"/>of my assailants<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>are against me all the day long.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003063"/>
+    <verse num="63">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c25003063.1"/>Behold their sitting and their rising;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="l" cid="c25003063.2"/>I am the object of their taunts.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003064"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="64">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c25003064.1"/><q class="continue-double" qid="25003064.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/>You will repay them,<note nid="n25003064.1"/> O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25003064.2"/>according to the work of their hands.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003065"/>
+    <verse num="65">
+        <begin-line/>You will give them<note nid="n25003065.1"/> dullness of heart;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>your curse will be<note nid="n25003065.2"/> on them.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25003066"/>
+    <verse num="66">
+        <begin-line/>You will pursue them<note nid="n25003066.1"/> in anger and <crossref let="o" cid="c25003066.1"/>destroy them<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>from under <crossref let="p" cid="c25003066.2"/>your heavens, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>.<q class="end-double" qid="25003066.1" from="25003042.1" to="25003066.1"/><note nid="n25003066.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004001"/>
+  <chapter num="4">
+    <heading>The Holy Stones Lie Scattered</heading>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="1">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c25004001.1"/>How the gold has grown dim,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>how the pure gold is changed!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>The holy stones lie scattered<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="r" cid="c25004001.2"/>at the head of every street.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="2">
+        <begin-line/>The precious sons of Zion,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>worth their weight in <crossref let="s" cid="c25004002.1"/>fine gold,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>how they are regarded as <crossref let="t" cid="c25004002.2"/>earthen pots,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the work of a potter&apos;s hands!<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004003"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="3">
+        <begin-line/>Even jackals offer the breast;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they nurse their young;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>but the daughter of my people has become cruel,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>like the ostriches in the wilderness.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004004"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="4">
+        <begin-line/>The tongue of the nursing infant <crossref let="u" cid="c25004004.1"/>sticks<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to the roof of its mouth for thirst;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="v" cid="c25004004.2"/>the children beg for food,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>but no one gives to them.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="5">
+        <begin-line/>Those who once feasted on delicacies<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>perish in the streets;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25004005.1"/>those who were brought up in purple<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>embrace ash heaps.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004006"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="6">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25004006.1"/>For the chastisement<note nid="n25004006.1"/> of the daughter of my people has been greater<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>than the punishment<note nid="n25004006.2"/> of Sodom,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25004006.2"/>which was overthrown in a moment,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and no hands were wrung for her.<note nid="n25004006.3"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004007"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="7">
+        <begin-line/>Her princes were purer than snow,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>whiter than milk;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>their bodies were more ruddy than coral,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the beauty of their form<note nid="n25004007.1"/> was like sapphire.<note nid="n25004007.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004008"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="8">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="z" cid="c25004008.1"/>Now their face is blacker than soot;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they are not recognized in the streets;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>their skin has shriveled on their bones;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>it has become as dry as wood.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="9">
+        <begin-line/>Happier were the victims of the sword<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>than the victims of hunger,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>who wasted away, pierced<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>by lack of the fruits of the field.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="10">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25004010.1"/>The hands of <crossref let="b" cid="c25004010.2"/>compassionate women<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="c" cid="c25004010.3"/>have boiled their own children;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="d" cid="c25004010.4"/>they became their food<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>during the destruction of the daughter of my people.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004011"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="11">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25004011.1"/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> gave full vent to his wrath;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he poured out his hot anger,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>and <crossref let="f" cid="c25004011.2"/>he kindled a fire in Zion<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>that consumed its foundations.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="12">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="g" cid="c25004012.1"/>The kings of the earth did not believe,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>nor any of the inhabitants of the world,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>that foe or enemy could enter<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the gates of Jerusalem.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004013"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="13">
+        <begin-line/>This was for <crossref let="h" cid="c25004013.1"/>the sins of her prophets<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and <crossref let="h" cid="c25004013.2"/>the iniquities of her priests,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>who shed in the midst of her<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the blood of the righteous.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004014"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="14">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25004014.1"/>They wandered, blind, through the streets;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they were so defiled with blood<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25004014.2"/>that no one was able to touch<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>their garments.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004015"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="15">
+        <begin-line/><q class="begin-double" qid="25004015.1" from="25004015.1" to="25004015.2"/>Away! <crossref let="k" cid="c25004015.1"/>Unclean!<q class="end-double" qid="25004015.2" from="25004015.1" to="25004015.2"/> people cried at them.<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25004015.3" from="25004015.3" to="25004015.4"/>Away! Away! Do not touch!<q class="end-double" qid="25004015.4" from="25004015.3" to="25004015.4"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>So they became fugitives and wanderers;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>people said among the nations,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25004015.5" from="25004015.5" to="25004015.6"/>They shall stay with us no longer.<q class="end-double" qid="25004015.6" from="25004015.5" to="25004015.6"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004016"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="l" cid="c25004016.1"/>The <span class="divine-name">Lord</span> himself<note nid="n25004016.1"/> has scattered them;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he will regard them no more;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c25004016.2"/>no honor was shown to the priests,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25004016.3"/>no favor to the elders.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004017"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="o" cid="c25004017.1"/>Our eyes failed, ever watching<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="o" cid="c25004017.2"/>vainly for help;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>in our watching we watched<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for <crossref let="p" cid="c25004017.3"/>a nation which could not save.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004018"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c25004018.1"/>They dogged our steps<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>so that we could not walk in our streets;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="r" cid="c25004018.2"/>our end drew near; our days were numbered,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for our end had come.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004019"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/>Our pursuers were <crossref let="s" cid="c25004019.1"/>swifter<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>than the eagles in the heavens;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>they chased us on the mountains;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004020"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="t" cid="c25004020.1"/>The breath of our nostrils, <crossref let="u" cid="c25004020.2"/>the <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>&apos;s anointed,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>was captured <crossref let="v" cid="c25004020.3"/>in their pits,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>of whom we said, <crossref let="w" cid="c25004020.4"/><q class="begin-double" qid="25004020.1" from="25004020.1" to="25004020.2"/>Under his shadow<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>we shall live among the nations.<q class="end-double" qid="25004020.2" from="25004020.1" to="25004020.2"/><end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25004021.1"/>Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>you who dwell in <crossref let="y" cid="c25004021.2"/>the land of Uz;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>but to you also <crossref let="z" cid="c25004021.3"/>the cup shall pass;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25004022"/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="22">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="a" cid="c25004022.1"/>The punishment of your iniquity, O daughter of Zion, is accomplished;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he will keep you in exile no longer;<note nid="n25004022.1"/><end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line/>but <crossref let="b" cid="c25004022.2"/>your iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he will punish;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>he will uncover your sins.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005001"/>
+  <chapter num="5">
+    <heading>Restore Us to Yourself, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span></heading>
+    <begin-block-indent/>
+    <begin-paragraph class="line-group"/>
+    <verse num="1">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="c" cid="c25005001.1"/>Remember, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, what has befallen us;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>look, and see <crossref let="d" cid="c25005001.2"/>our disgrace!<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005002"/>
+    <verse num="2">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="e" cid="c25005002.1"/>Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>our homes to foreigners.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005003"/>
+    <verse num="3">
+        <begin-line/>We have become orphans, fatherless;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>our mothers are like widows.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005004"/>
+    <verse num="4">
+        <begin-line/>We must pay for the water we drink;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the wood we get must be bought.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005005"/>
+    <verse num="5">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="f" cid="c25005005.1"/>Our pursuers are at our necks;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>we are weary; we are given no rest.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005006"/>
+    <verse num="6">
+        <begin-line/>We have given the hand to <crossref let="g" cid="c25005006.1"/>Egypt, and to <crossref let="g" cid="c25005006.2"/>Assyria,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>to get bread enough.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005007"/>
+    <verse num="7">
+        <begin-line/>Our fathers sinned, and are no more;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="h" cid="c25005007.1"/>and we bear their iniquities.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005008"/>
+    <verse num="8">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="i" cid="c25005008.1"/>Slaves rule over us;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>there is none to deliver us from their hand.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005009"/>
+    <verse num="9">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="j" cid="c25005009.1"/>We get our bread at the peril of our lives,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>because of the sword in the wilderness.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005010"/>
+    <verse num="10">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="k" cid="c25005010.1"/>Our skin is hot as an oven<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>with <crossref let="l" cid="c25005010.2"/>the burning heat of famine.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005011"/>
+    <verse num="11">
+        <begin-line/>Women are raped in Zion,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>young women in the towns of Judah.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005012"/>
+    <verse num="12">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="m" cid="c25005012.1"/>Princes are hung up by their hands;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="n" cid="c25005012.2"/>no respect is shown to the elders.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005013"/>
+    <verse num="13">
+        <begin-line/>Young men are compelled to <crossref let="o" cid="c25005013.1"/>grind at the mill,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and boys stagger <crossref let="p" cid="c25005013.2"/>under loads of wood.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005014"/>
+    <verse num="14">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="n" cid="c25005014.1"/>The old men have left the city gate,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>the young men <crossref let="q" cid="c25005014.2"/>their music.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005015"/>
+    <verse num="15">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="q" cid="c25005015.1"/>The joy of our hearts has ceased;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="r" cid="c25005015.2"/>our dancing has been turned to mourning.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005016"/>
+    <verse num="16">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="s" cid="c25005016.1"/>The crown has fallen from our head;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>woe to us, for we have sinned!<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005017"/>
+    <verse num="17">
+        <begin-line/>For this <crossref let="t" cid="c25005017.1"/>our heart has become sick,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>for these things <crossref let="u" cid="c25005017.2"/>our eyes have grown dim,<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005018"/>
+    <verse num="18">
+        <begin-line/>for Mount Zion which lies desolate;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/><crossref let="v" cid="c25005018.1"/>jackals prowl over it.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005019"/>
+    <verse num="19">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="w" cid="c25005019.1"/>But you, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, reign forever;<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>your throne endures to all generations.<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005020"/>
+    <verse num="20">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="x" cid="c25005020.1"/>Why do you forget us forever,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>why do you forsake us for so many days?<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005021"/>
+    <verse num="21">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="y" cid="c25005021.1"/>Restore us to yourself, O <span class="divine-name">Lord</span>, that we may be restored!<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>Renew our days as of old&emdash;<end-line class="br"/>
+    </verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v25005022"/>
+    <verse num="22">
+        <begin-line/><crossref let="z" cid="c25005022.1"/>unless you have utterly rejected us,<end-line class="br"/>
+        <begin-line class="indent"/>and you remain exceedingly angry with us.<end-line/>
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <end-block-indent/>
+  </chapter>
+</book>
+</crossway-bible>