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Lamentations 3

New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95

1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath.

2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

3 Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day.

4 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones.

5 He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.

6 In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.

7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.

8 Even when I cry out and call for help, He shuts out my prayer.

9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.

10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.

11 He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate.

12 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow.

13 He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their mocking song all the day.

15 He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drunk with wormwood.

16 He has broken my teeth with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust.

17 My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness.

18 So I say, "My strength has perished, And so has my hope from the LORD ."

19 Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness.

20 Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me.

21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

22 The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."

25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.

26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD .

27 It is good for a man that he should bear The yoke in his youth.

28 Let him sit alone and be silent Since He has laid it on him.

29 Let him put his mouth in the dust, Perhaps there is hope.

30 Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach.

31 For the Lord will not reject forever,

32 For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

33 For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men.

34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land,

35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High,

36 To defraud a man in his lawsuit - Of these things the Lord does not approve.

37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it?

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth?

39 Why should any living mortal, or any man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?

40 Let us examine and probe our ways, And let us return to the LORD .

41 We lift up our heart and hands Toward God in heaven;

42 We have transgressed and rebelled, You have not pardoned.

43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and have not spared.

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud So that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us mere offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples.

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

47 Panic and pitfall have befallen us, Devastation and destruction;

48 My eyes run down with streams of water Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

49 My eyes pour down unceasingly , Without stopping,

50 Until the LORD looks down And sees from heaven.

51 My eyes bring pain to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city.

52 My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird;

53 They have silenced me in the pit And have placed a stone on me.

54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, "I am cut off!"

55 I called on Your name, O LORD , Out of the lowest pit.

56 You have heard my voice, "Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help."

57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, "Do not fear!"

58 O Lord , You have pleaded my soul's cause; You have redeemed my life.

59 O LORD , You have seen my oppression; Judge my case.

60 You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me.

61 You have heard their reproach, O LORD , All their schemes against me.

62 The lips of my assailants and their whispering Are against me all day long.

63 Look on their sitting and their rising; I am their mocking song.

64 You will recompense them, O LORD , According to the work of their hands.

65 You will give them hardness of heart, Your curse will be on them.

66 You will pursue them in anger and destroy them From under the heavens of the LORD !

English Standard Version ESV

1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath;

2 he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light;

3 surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long.

4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away; he has broken my bones;

5 he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation;

6 he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago.

7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;

8 though I call and cry for help, he shuts out my prayer;

9 he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones; he has made my paths crooked.

10 He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;

11 he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces; he has made me desolate;

12 he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.

13 He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver;

14 I have become the laughingstock of all peoples, the object of their taunts all day long.

15 He has filled me with bitterness; he has sated me with wormwood.

16 He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes;

17 my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is;

18 so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord. ”

19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall!

20 My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.

21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;

23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

24 “The Lord is my portion, ” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him. ”

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

28 Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;

29 let him put his mouth in the dust—there may yet be hope;

30 let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.

31 For the Lord will not cast off forever,

32 but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

33 for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.

34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the earth,

35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit, the Lord does not approve.

37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?

39 Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?

40 Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord!

41 Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:

42 “We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven.

43 “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity;

44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us scum and garbage among the peoples.

46 “All our enemies open their mouths against us;

47 panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction;

48 my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

49 “My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite,

50 until the Lord from heaven looks down and sees;

51 my eyes cause me grief at the fate of all the daughters of my city.

52 “I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause;

53 they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;

54 water closed over my head; I said, ‘I am lost. ’

55 “I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit;

56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help! ’

57 You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear! ’

58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.

59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; judge my cause.

60 You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me.

61 “You have heard their taunts, O Lord, all their plots against me.

62 The lips and thoughts of my assailants are against me all the day long.

63 Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the object of their taunts.

64 “You will repay them, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.

65 You will give them dullness of heart; your curse will be on them.

66 You will pursue them in anger and destroy them from under your heavens, O Lord. ”