KJV ORIGINAL
Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, God — really look at what you've let happen to us. Are mothers supposed to eat their own babies? Are priests and prophets supposed to be murdered right there in your holy place?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes our pain is so deep that all we can do is cry out to God and ask 'how did we get here?'
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