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 made tributary. The ways  of  Sion  mourn,  because  there  are none that  come  to  the  solemn  feast. O all ye  that  pass  by  the way, attend,  and  see  if  there  be  any  sorrow  like  to  my  sorrow. To what  shall  I compare  thee,  or  to  what  shall  I liken  thee? Great as  the  sea  is  thy  destruction. Who shall  heal  thee? Convert us, O Lord,  to  Thee,  and  we  shall  be  converted,  renew our days,  as  from  the  beginning.”



Jeremias, however,  was  not  without  consolation. He knew that Israel  would  be  restored,  and  that  God  would  make  a new covenant with  His  people. “The days  shall  come,  saith  the  Lord, and I will  make  a new  covenant  with  the  house  of  Israel  and