But Zionsaid,"The LORDhas forsakenme, And the Lordhas forgottenme."
Howlong,O LORD?Will You forgetme forever?Howlongwill You hideYour facefrom me?
My God,my God,whyhave You forsakenme? Farfrom my deliveranceare the wordsof my groaning.
As for me, I saidin my alarm,"I am cutofffrom beforeYour eyes";NeverthelessYou heardthe voiceof my supplicationsWhen I criedto You.
Whydo you say,O Jacob,and assert,O Israel,"My wayis hiddenfrom the LORD,And the justicedue me escapesthe noticeof my God"?
Shoutfor joy,O heavens!And rejoice,O earth!Breakforthinto joyfulshouting,O mountains!For the LORDhas comfortedHis peopleAnd will havecompassionon His afflicted.
"Can a womanforgether nursingchildAnd havenocompassionon the sonof her womb?Eventhesemay forget,but I will not forgetyou.
"For the LORDhas calledyou, Like a wifeforsakenand grievedin spirit,Even like a wifeof [one's] youthwhenshe is rejected,"Saysyour God.
"Thereforebehold,I will surelyforgetyou and castyou awayfrom My presence,along with the citywhichI gaveyou and your fathers.
The LORDappearedto him from afar,[saying], "I have lovedyou with an everlastinglove;ThereforeI have drawnyou with lovingkindness.
Whydo You forgetus forever?Why do You forsakeus solong?
"Now as for you, sonof man,sayto the houseof Israel,'Thusyou have spoken,saying,"Surelyour transgressionsand our sinsare upon us, and we are rottingawayin them; howthen can we survive?"'
