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Rh :Whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
 * Art thou better than populous No,
 * That was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it,
 * Whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
 * Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite;
 * Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
 * Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity:
 * Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets:
 * And they cast lots for her honourable men,
 * And all her great men were bound in chains.
 * Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid,
 * Thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
 * All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs:
 * If they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
 * Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women:
 * The gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies:
 * The fire shall devour thy bars.
 * Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds:
 * Go into clay, and tread the morter [sic], make strong the brickkiln.