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Tužaljke 5

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1 Spomeni se, Jahve, što nas je snašlo, pogledaj, vidi sramotu našu!

2 Baština naša pade u ruke strancima, domovi naši pripadoše tuđincima.

3 Siročad smo: oca nemamo, majke su nam kao udovice.

4 Vodu što pijemo plaćamo novcem, i za drvo valja nam platiti.

5 Jaram nam je o vratu, gone nas, iscrpljeni smo, ne daju nam predahnuti.

6 Pružamo ruke k Egiptu i Asiriji da se kruha nasitimo.

7 Oci naši zgriješiše i više ih nema, a mi nosimo krivice njihove.

8 Robovi nama zapovijedaju, a nitko da nas izbavi iz ruku njihovih.

9 Kruh svoj donosimo izlažući život maču u pustinji.

10 Koža nam gori kao peć užarena, ognjicom od plamena gladi.

11 Oskvrnuli su žene na Sionu i djevice u gradovima judejskim.

12 Svojim su rukama vješali knezove, ni lica staračka nisu poštivali.

13 Mladići su nosili žrvnjeve, djeca padala pod bremenom drva.

14 Starci su ostavili vrata, mladići više ne sviraju na lirama.

15 Radosti nesta iz naših srdaca, naš ples se pretvori u tugovanje.

16 Pao je vijenac s naše glave, jao nama što zgriješismo!

17 Evo zašto nam srce boluje, evo zašto nam oči se zastiru:

18 zato što Gora sionska opustje i po njoj se šuljaju šakali.

19 Ali ti, Jahve, ostaješ zauvijek, tvoj je prijesto od koljena do koljena.

20 Zašto da nas zaboraviš zauvijek, da nas ostaviš za mnoge dane?

21 Vrati nas k sebi, Jahve, obratit ćemo se, obnovi dane naše kao što nekoć bijahu.

22 Il' nas hoćeš sasvim zabaciti i na nas se beskrajno srditi?

   

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Gate

  
People around a village gate, by Adrianus Eversen

Gates" in ancient times had a significance that does not hold in the modern world. Cities then were enclosed by walls for protection; gates in the walls let people in and out to do their business, but were also the weak points in the cities' defenses. In the Bible, cities on one level represent the minds of individual people. On a broader level, they represent beliefs shared by a community. The gates, then, represent openings where the Lord can feed us an understanding of truth and a desire for good. They also represent points where the hells can invade and sway us with false ideas and evil desires. We are kept in balance during our lifetimes, with influences from both the Lord and from hell. Ideally, we will over our lifetimes continue to invite the Lord farther and farther in and drive the hells back until ultimately the Lord can occupy our minds completely. And that point our belief in Him and His power and love will hold the gates and deny evil any entrance. As individuals, we at that point become angels. As communities, we at that point become part of the Lord's church. And at that point the gates become an entry point, introductory truths that allow people to enter churches and start bringing the Lord into their lives.