1How is the golde become so dimme? the most fine golde is changed, and the stones of the Sanctuarie are scattered in the corner of euery streete.

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Ezekiel 7:19, Ezekiel 7:22, Ezekiel 7:19, Ezekiel 7:22, Lamentations 2:19

2The noble men of Zion coparable to fine golde, howe are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, euen the worke of the handes of the potter!

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Isaiah 30:14, Isaiah 30:14, Jeremiah 19:11, Romans 9:21, Romans 9:23

3Euen the dragons draw out the breastes, and giue sucke to their yong, but the daughter of my people is become cruell like the ostriches in the wildernesse.

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Ezekiel 5:10, Ezekiel 5:10, Luke 23:28, Luke 23:29, Lamentations 2:20

4The tongue of the sucking childe cleaueth to the roofe of his mouth for thirst: the yong children aske bread, but no man breaketh it vnto them.

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Psalms 22:15, Psalms 22:15, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:12, Lamentations 2:11

5They that did feede delicately, perish in the streetes: they that were brought vp in skarlet, embrace the dongue.

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Amos 6:3, Amos 6:7, Luke 16:19, Luke 15:16, Amos 6:3

6For the iniquitie of the daughter of my people is become greater then the sinne of Sodom, that was destroyed as in a moment, and none pitched campes against her.

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Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:25, Luke 10:12, Luke 10:12, Luke 12:47

7Her Nazarites were purer then the snowe, and whiter then ye milke: they were more ruddie in bodie, then the redde precious stones; they were like polished saphir.

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Psalms 51:7, Psalms 51:7, Song of Solomon 5:10, Song of Solomon 5:10, Psalms 144:12

8Nowe their visage is blacker then a cole: they can not knowe them in the streetes: their skinne cleaueth to their bones: it is withered like a stocke.

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Psalms 102:3, Psalms 102:5, Lamentations 5:10, Job 30:30, Psalms 102:3

9They that be slaine with the sword are better, then they that are killed with hunger: for they fade away as they were striken through for the fruites of the fielde.

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Ezekiel 24:23, Leviticus 26:39, Ezekiel 24:23, Leviticus 26:39, Ezekiel 33:10

10The hands of the pitifull women haue sodden their owne children, which were their meate in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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Lamentations 2:20, 2 Kings 6:26, 2 Kings 6:29, Isaiah 49:15, Lamentations 2:20

11The Lord hath accomplished his indignation: he hath powred out his fierce wrath, he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath deuoured the foundations thereof.

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Jeremiah 7:20, Ezekiel 22:31, Jeremiah 7:20, Ezekiel 22:31, Jeremiah 17:27

12The Kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not haue beleeued that the aduersarie and the enemie should haue entred into the gates of Ierusalem:

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Deuteronomy 29:24, Deuteronomy 29:28, Jeremiah 21:13, 1 Kings 9:8, 1 Kings 9:9

13For the sinnes of her Prophets, and the iniquities of her Priests, that haue shed the blood of the iust in the middes of her.

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Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 26:8

14They haue wandred as blinde men in the streetes, and they were polluted with blood, so that they would not touch their garments.

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Jeremiah 2:34, Jeremiah 2:34, Deuteronomy 28:28, Deuteronomy 28:29, Isaiah 56:10

15But they cried vnto them, Depart, ye polluted, depart, depart, touch not: therefore they fled away, and wandered: they haue sayd among the heathen, They shall no more dwell there.

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Leviticus 13:45, Leviticus 13:46, Leviticus 13:45, Leviticus 13:46

16The anger of the Lord hath scattered them, he will no more regard them: they reuerenced not the face of the Priestes, nor had compassion of the Elders.

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Lamentations 5:12, Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 9:16, Lamentations 5:12, Isaiah 9:14

17Whiles we waited for our vaine helpe, our eyes failed: for in our waiting we looked for a nation that could not saue vs.

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Ezekiel 29:16, Ezekiel 29:16, 2 Kings 24:7, Isaiah 20:5, 2 Kings 24:7

18They hunt our steppes that we cannot goe in our streetes: our ende is neere, our dayes are fulfilled, for our ende is come.

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Amos 8:2, Amos 8:2, Ezekiel 7:2, Ezekiel 7:12, Ezekiel 7:2

19Our persecuters are swifter then the eagles of the heauen: they pursued vs vpon the mountaines, and layed waite for vs in the wildernes.

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Jeremiah 4:13, Habakkuk 1:8, Jeremiah 4:13, Habakkuk 1:8, Isaiah 5:26

20The breath of our nostrels, the Anoynted of the Lord was taken in their nets, of whome we sayde, Vnder his shadowe we shalbe preserued aliue among the heathen.

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Ezekiel 12:13, Genesis 2:7, 2 Samuel 19:21, Jeremiah 39:5, Ezekiel 12:13

21Reioyce and be glad, O daughter Edom, that dwellest in the lande of Vz, the cuppe also shall passe through vnto thee: thou shalt be drunken and vomit.

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Job 1:1, Amos 1:11, Revelation 16:15, Job 1:1, Amos 1:11

22Thy punishment is accomplished, O daughter Zion: he will no more carie thee away into captiuitie, but he will visite thine iniquitie, O daughter Edom, he wil discouer thy sinnes.

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Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 40:2, Jeremiah 50:20, Psalms 137:7, Jeremiah 50:20