5 He hath builded against me , and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath made me to dwell הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי ho.shi.Va.ni H3427 in dark בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים be.ma.cha.sha.Kim H4285 places H4285 , as those that have been long H5769 dead כְּמֵתֵ֥י ke.me.Tei H4191 . 7 He hath walled גָּדַ֧ר ga.Dar H1443 me about , that I cannot go אֵצֵ֖א 'e.Tze' H3318 forth H3318 ; he hath made H3513 my chain heavy הִכְבִּ֥יד hikh.Bid H3513 . 8 Yea , when I cry אֶזְעַק֙ 'ez.'Ak H2199 , and call for help וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ va.'a.sha.Ve.a' H7768 , he shutteth out my prayer תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ te.fi.la.Ti H8605 . 9 He hath walled גָּדַ֤ר ga.Dar H1443 up my ways דְּרָכַי֙ de.ra.Khai H1870 with hewn בְּגָזִ֔ית be.ga.Zit H1496 stone H1496 ; he hath made my paths נְתִיבֹתַ֖י ne.ti.vo.Tai H5410 crooked. 12 He hath bent דָּרַ֤ךְ da.Rakh H1869 his bow קַשְׁתוֹ֙ kash.To H7198 , and set וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי vai.ya.tzi.Ve.ni H5324 me as a mark for the arrow לַחֵֽץ׃ ס la.Chetz H2671 . 13 He hath caused the shafts of his quiver אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ 'ash.pa.To H827 to enter into my reins. 14 I am H1961 become הָיִ֤יתִי ha.Yi.ti H1961 a derision to all my people עַמִּ֔י 'a.Mi H5971 , and their song נְגִינָתָ֖ם ne.gi.na.Tam H5058 all the day הַיּֽוֹם׃ hai.Yom H3117 . 15 He hath filled me with bitterness , he hath sated me with wormwood לַעֲנָֽה׃ ס la.'a.Nah H3939 . 16 He hath also broken my teeth שִׁנָּ֔י shi.Nai H8127 with gravel בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ be.cha.Tzatz H2687 stones; he hath covered me with ashes בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ ba.'E.fer H665 . 17 And thou hast removed my soul H5315 far off from peace מִשָּׁל֛וֹם mi.sha.Lom H7965 ; I forgat prosperity . 18 And I said H559 , My strength is perished אָבַ֣ד 'a.Vad H6 , and mine expectation from Jehovah . 19 Remember זְכָר־ ze.khor- H2142 mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood לַעֲנָ֥ה la.'a.Nah H3939 and the gall . Read all of Lamentations 3 ← Lamentations 2 Lamentations 4 → Commentaries on Lamentations 3 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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