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In the field the mother deer
    abandons her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.
The wild donkeys stand on the hilltops
    and pant for breath like jackals;
their eyesight fails them
    because they have no food.
My people cry out to me,
    ‘Even though our sins accuse us,
    help us, Lord, as you have promised.
We have turned away from you many times;
    we have sinned against you.

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Even the doe in the field
    deserts her newborn fawn
    because there is no grass.(A)
Wild donkeys stand on the barren heights(B)
    and pant like jackals;
their eyes fail
    for lack of food.”(C)

Although our sins testify(D) against us,
    do something, Lord, for the sake of your name.(E)
For we have often rebelled;(F)
    we have sinned(G) against you.

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