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22 Listen! News has come!
    There is a great commotion in a nation to the north;
its army will turn the cities of Judah into a desert,
    a place where jackals live.”

23 Lord, I know that none of us are in charge of our own destiny;
    none of us have control over our own life.
24 Correct your people, Lord,
    but do not be too hard on us
    or punish us when you are angry;
    that would be the end of us.

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22 Listen! The report is coming—
    a great commotion from the land of the north!(A)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,(B)
    a haunt of jackals.(C)

Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
    it is not for them to direct their steps.(D)
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
    not in your anger,(E)
    or you will reduce me to nothing.(F)

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