Lamentations 3:5-7

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)he has besieged and enveloped me
with ^(B)bitterness and tribulation;
⁶^(C)he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead of long ago.

⁷^(D)He has walled me about so that ^(E)I cannot escape;
he has made my chains heavy;

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Lamentations 3:5-7

New International Version

⁵He has besieged me and surrounded me
with bitterness^(A) and hardship.^(B)
⁶He has made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.^(C)

⁷He has walled me in so I cannot escape;^(D)
he has weighed me down with chains.^(E)

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