Lamentations
Lam
3:1
I [am] the man [that] hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
I [am] the man [that] hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Lamentations
Lam
3:2
He hath led me, and brought [me into] darkness, but not [into] light.
He hath led me, and brought [me into] darkness, but not [into] light.
Lamentations
Lam
3:3
Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand [against me] all the day.
Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand [against me] all the day.
Lamentations
Lam
3:4
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
Lamentations
Lam
3:5
He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
Lamentations
Lam
3:6
He hath set me in dark places, as [they that be] dead of old.
He hath set me in dark places, as [they that be] dead of old.
Lamentations
Lam
3:7
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Lamentations
Lam
3:8
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Lamentations
Lam
3:9
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Lamentations
Lam
3:10
He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
Lamentations
Lam
3:11
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Lamentations
Lam
3:12
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Lamentations
Lam
3:13
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
Lamentations
Lam
3:14
I was a derision to all my people; [and] their song all the day.
I was a derision to all my people; [and] their song all the day.
Lamentations
Lam
3:15
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
Lamentations
Lam
3:16
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
Lamentations
Lam
3:17
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Lamentations
Lam
3:18
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
Lamentations
Lam
3:19
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Lamentations
Lam
3:20
My soul hath [them] still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
My soul hath [them] still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
Lamentations
Lam
3:21
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
Lamentations
Lam
3:22
[It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
[It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Lamentations
Lam
3:23
[They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness.
[They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness.
Lamentations
Lam
3:24
The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Lamentations
Lam
3:25
The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
Lamentations
Lam
3:26
[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations
Lam
3:27
[It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
[It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lamentations
Lam
3:28
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
Lamentations
Lam
3:29
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Lamentations
Lam
3:30
He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
Lamentations
Lam
3:31
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
Lamentations
Lam
3:32
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Lamentations
Lam
3:33
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
Lamentations
Lam
3:34
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Lamentations
Lam
3:35
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
Lamentations
Lam
3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Lamentations
Lam
3:37
Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not?
Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not?
Lamentations
Lam
3:38
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Lamentations
Lam
3:39
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Lamentations
Lam
3:40
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Lamentations
Lam
3:41
Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto God in the heavens.
Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto God in the heavens.
Lamentations
Lam
3:42
We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
Lamentations
Lam
3:43
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations
Lam
3:44
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
Lamentations
Lam
3:45
Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Lamentations
Lam
3:46
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
Lamentations
Lam
3:47
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Lamentations
Lam
3:48
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Lamentations
Lam
3:49
Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Lamentations
Lam
3:50
Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
Lamentations
Lam
3:51
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
Lamentations
Lam
3:52
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
Lamentations
Lam
3:53
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
Lamentations
Lam
3:54
Waters flowed over mine head; [then] I said, I am cut off.
Waters flowed over mine head; [then] I said, I am cut off.
Lamentations
Lam
3:55
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
Lamentations
Lam
3:56
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Lamentations
Lam
3:57
Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Lamentations
Lam
3:58
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Lamentations
Lam
3:59
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
Lamentations
Lam
3:60
Thou hast seen all their vengeance [and] all their imaginations against me.
Thou hast seen all their vengeance [and] all their imaginations against me.
Lamentations
Lam
3:61
Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, [and] all their imaginations against me;
Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, [and] all their imaginations against me;
Lamentations
Lam
3:62
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
Lamentations
Lam
3:63
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I [am] their musick.
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I [am] their musick.
Lamentations
Lam
3:64
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Lamentations
Lam
3:65
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
Lamentations
Lam
3:66
Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.
