Psalms 137:8-9
8O daughter of Babylon, adoomed to be destroyed,blessed shall he be who brepays you
with what you have done to us!
9Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
and cdashes them against the rock!
Jeremiah 15:10-21
Jeremiah’s Complaint
10 dWoe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! eI have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. 11The Lord said, “Have I not ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? 12Can one break iron, iron gfrom the north, and bronze? 13 h“Your wealth and your treasures I will give as ispoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. 14I will make you serve your enemies jin a land that you do not know, kfor in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”
15 lO Lord, you know;
mremember me and visit me,
n, oand take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
pknow that qfor your sake I bear reproach.
16Your words were found, rand I ate them,
and syour words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
tfor I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.
17 uI did not sit in the company of revelers,
nor did I rejoice;
vI sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
for you had filled me with indignation.
18Why is my pain unceasing,
wmy wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me xlike a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail?
19 Therefore thus says the Lord:
y“If you return, I will restore you,
and you shall zstand before me.
If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless,
you shall be as my mouth.
They shall turn to you,
but you shall not turn to them.
20 aaAnd I will make you to this people
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you,
abbut they shall not prevail over you,
acfor I am with you
to save you and deliver you,
declares the Lord.
21 adI will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and redeem you from the grasp of aethe ruthless.”
Jeremiah 20:7
7 O Lord, afyou have deceived me,and I was deceived;
agyou are stronger than I,
and you have prevailed.
ahI have become a laughingstock all the day;
everyone mocks me.
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