5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
Psalms 137:5
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2 Baruch 31:3–5
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2 Baruch 35:2–4
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Isaiah 62:6–8
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Psalms of Solomon 16:5–7
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Sirach 36:12–14
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Baruch 4:7–9
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