Lamentations 3:13-20

International Standard Version

¹³ He caused his war arrows^[a]
    to pierce my vital organs.
¹⁴ I have become a laughingstock to all my people,
    the object of their taunts throughout the day.
¹⁵ He has filled me with bitterness,
    making me drink wormwood.

¹⁶ He broke my teeth on gravel,
    covering me with dust.
¹⁷ You have removed peace from my life;
    I have forgotten what prosperity is.^[b]
18 So I say, “My strength is gone
    as is my hope in the Lord.”

¹⁹ Remember my affliction and homelessness—
    wormwood and gall!
²⁰ My mind keeps reflecting on it,
    and I become depressed.^[c]