52 Those who were my enemies without cause
    hunted me like a bird.(A)
53 They tried to end my life in a pit(B)
    and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,(C)
    and I thought I was about to perish.(D)

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52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

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52 My enemies (A)without cause
Hunted me down like a bird.
53 They [a]silenced my life (B)in the pit
And (C)threw [b]stones at me.
54 (D)The waters flowed over my head;
(E)I said, “I am cut off!”

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:53 LXX put to death
  2. Lamentations 3:53 Lit. a stone on