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20 My home is gone,
    and no one is left to help me rebuild it.
My children have been taken away,
    and I will never see them again.
21 The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
    They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord.
Therefore, they fail completely,
    and their flocks are scattered.
22 Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
    as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
    and become a haunt for jackals.

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20 My tent(A) is destroyed;
    all its ropes are snapped.
My children are gone from me and are no more;(B)
    no one is left now to pitch my tent
    or to set up my shelter.
21 The shepherds(C) are senseless(D)
    and do not inquire of the Lord;(E)
so they do not prosper(F)
    and all their flock is scattered.(G)
22 Listen! The report is coming—
    a great commotion from the land of the north!(H)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,(I)
    a haunt of jackals.(J)

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