Bible Verses

 However, you have acted toward us, O Lord our God, with indulgence and great tenderness,

 And you have diminished the nation that bears your name to its current state because of the wickedness of the people of Judah.

 See, they have been exposed to the heat of the day and the cold of the night; they died in severe suffering, from famine, the sword, and by plagues.

 We did not heed your invitation to serve the king of Babylon, and so you carried out what your prophets had foretold—that the bones of our kings and ancestors would be taken from their graves.

 I will bring an end to the song of joy and gladness in the towns of Judah and Jerusalem—the song of the bridegroom and the bride—and the entire country will become a desert without inhabitants.

 But if you do not listen to the voice of the Lord your God and serve the king of Babylon,

 “Thus says the Lord: Bend your shoulders and serve the king of Babylon, and you will dwell in the land that I gave to your ancestors.”

 You have sent down your fury and anger on us, as you announced through your servants, the prophets, saying,

Third Part For it is not because of the virtues of our ancestors and kings that we cry out for mercy before you, O Lord our God.

 since their spirits have been taken from their bodies. The man burdened with grief, walking bowed down and exhausted, with eyes sore from weeping and hunger—these are the ones who can give you glory and justice, O Lord.