Jeremiah 15:10-18

English Standard Version

Jeremiah's Complaint

¹⁰^(A)Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! ^(B)I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. ¹¹The Lord said, “Have I not^[a] set you free for their good? Have I not pleaded for you before the enemy in the time of trouble and in the time of distress? ¹²Can one break iron, iron ^(C)from the north, and bronze?

¹³^(D)“Your wealth and your treasures I will give as ^(E)spoil, without price, for all your sins, throughout all your territory. ¹⁴I will make you serve your enemies ^(F)in a land that you do not know, ^(G)for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”

¹⁵^(H)O Lord, you know;
    ^(I)remember me and visit me,
    ^(J)^(K)and take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance take me not away;
    ^(L)know that ^(M)for your sake I bear reproach.
¹⁶Your words were found, ^(N)and I ate them,
    and ^(O)your words became to me a joy
    and the delight of my heart,
^(P)for I am called by your name,
    O Lord, God of hosts.
¹⁷^(Q)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
    nor did I rejoice;
^(R)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
    for you had filled me with indignation.
¹⁸Why is my pain unceasing,
    ^(S)my wound incurable,
    refusing to be healed?
Will you be to me ^(T)like a deceitful brook,
    like waters that fail?