Lamentations 3:7-24
New International Version
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape;(A)
he has weighed me down with chains.(B)
8 Even when I call out or cry for help,(C)
he shuts out my prayer.(D)
9 He has barred(E) my way with blocks of stone;
he has made my paths crooked.(F)
10 Like a bear lying in wait,
like a lion(G) in hiding,(H)
11 he dragged me from the path and mangled(I) me
and left me without help.
12 He drew his bow(J)
and made me the target(K) for his arrows.(L)
13 He pierced(M) my heart
with arrows from his quiver.(N)
14 I became the laughingstock(O) of all my people;(P)
they mock me in song(Q) all day long.
15 He has filled me with bitter herbs
and given me gall to drink.(R)
16 He has broken my teeth with gravel;(S)
he has trampled me in the dust.(T)
17 I have been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 So I say, “My splendor is gone
and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”(U)
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