Lamentations 1:16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 For these things I weep—My eyes! My eyes!
They stream with tears!
How far from me is anyone to comfort,
anyone to restore my life.
My children are desolate;
the enemy has prevailed.”(A)
Lamentations 1:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 Look, O Lord, at the anguish I suffer!
My stomach churns,
And my heart recoils within me:
How bitter I am!
Outside the sword bereaves—
indoors, there is death.(A)
Lamentations 3:48
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Jeremiah 8:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Prophet’s Grief over the People’s Suffering
18 My joy is gone,
grief is upon me,
my heart is sick.
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