Jeremiah 15:15-18

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵ Lord, you understand.
    Remember me and take care of me.
    Punish for me the people who are hurting me.
Don’t destroy me while you remain patient with them.
    Think about the pain I suffer for you, Lord.
¹⁶ Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them.
    Your words made me very happy.
I was happy because I am called by your name.
    Your name is the Lord God of heaven’s armies.
¹⁷ I never sat with the crowd
    as they laughed and had fun.
I sat by myself because you were there.
    You filled me with anger at the evil around me.
¹⁸ I don’t understand why my pain has no end.
    I don’t understand why my injury is not cured or healed!
Lord, will you be like a brook that goes dry?
    Will you be like a spring whose water stops flowing?