I was angry with My people,
I profaned My heritage
And handed them over to you.
You did not show mercy to them,
On the (A)aged you made your yoke very heavy.

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I was angry(A) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;(B)
I gave them into your hand,(C)
    and you showed them no mercy.(D)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.

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16 The presence of the Lord has scattered them,
He will not continue to look at them;
They did not [a](A)honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:16 Lit lift up the faces of

16 The Lord himself has scattered them;
    he no longer watches over them.(A)
The priests are shown no honor,
    the elders(B) no favor.(C)

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