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Lamentations 3

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah Shares Israel’s Affliction

1I am the manH1397 who has 1seenH7200 afflictionH6040 Because of the rodH7626 of His wrathH5678.2He has drivenH5090 me and made me walkH1980 In 2darknessH2822 and not in lightH216.3SurelyH389 against me He has 3turnedH2015 His handH3027 RepeatedlyH7725 allH3605 the dayH3117.4He has caused my 4fleshH1320 and my skinH5785 to wasteH1086 awayH1086, He has 5brokenH7665 my bonesH6106.5He has 6besiegedH1129H5921 and encompassedH5362 me with 7bitternessH7219 and hardshipH8513.6In 8darkH4285 placesH4285 He has made me dwellH3427, Like those who have longH5769 been deadH4191.7He has 9walledH1443 me in so that I cannotH3808 goH3318 out; He has madeH3513 my 1011chainH5178 heavyH3513.8EvenH1571 whenH3588 I cryH2199 out and callH7768 for helpH7768, He 12shutsH8365 out my prayerH8605.9He has 13blockedH1443 my waysH1870 with hewnH1496 stoneH1496; He has madeH5753 my pathsH5410 crookedH5753.10He is to me like a bearH1677 lyingH693 in waitH693, Like a lionH743 in secretH4565 placesH4565.11He has turnedH5493 asideH5493 my waysH1870 and 14tornH6582 me to piecesH6582; He has madeH8074 me desolateH8074.12He 15bentH1869 His bowH7198 And 16setH5324 me as a targetH4307 for the arrowH2671.13He made the 17arrowsH1121 of His 18quiverH827 To enterH935 into my 19inwardH3629 partsH3629.14I have becomeH1961 a 20laughingstockH7814 to allH3605 my peopleH5971, Their mocking 21songH5058 allH3605 the dayH3117.15He has 22filledH7646 me with bitternessH4844, He has madeH7301 me drunkH7301 with wormwoodH3939.16He has 23brokenH1638 my teethH8127 with 24gravelH2687; He has made me cowerH3728 in the 25dustH665.17My soulH5315 has beenH2186 rejectedH2186 26from peaceH7965; I have forgottenH5382 27happinessH2899.18So I sayH559, “My strengthH5331 has perishedH6, And so has my 28hopeH8431 from the LordH3068.”

Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy

19RememberH2142 my afflictionH6040 and my 29wanderingH4788, the 30wormwoodH3939 and bitternessH7219.20SurelyH2142 31my soulH5315 remembersH2142 And is 32bowedH7743 downH7743 withinH5921 me.21ThisH2088 I recallH7725 to my mindH3820, ThereforeH5921H3651 I haveH3176 33hopeH3176.22The Lord’sH3068 34lovingkindnessesH2617 35indeedH3588 neverH3808 ceaseH8552, 36For His compassionsH7356 neverH3808 failH3615.23They are newH2319 37every morningH1242; GreatH7227 is 38Your faithfulnessH530.24“The LordH3068 is my 39portionH2506,” saysH559 my soulH5315, “ThereforeH5921H3651 I 40haveH3176 hopeH3176 in Him.”25The LordH3068 is goodH2896 to those who 41waitH6960 for Him, To the 42personH5315 who 43seeksH1875 Him.26It is goodH2896 that he 44waitsH3175 silentlyH1748 For the salvationH8668 of the LordH3068.27It is goodH2896 for a manH1397 that he should bearH5375 The yokeH5923 in his youthH5271.28Let him 45sitH3427 aloneH910 and be silentH1826 SinceH3588 He has laidH5190 it on him.29Let him 46putH5414 his mouthH6310 in the 47dustH6083, PerhapsH194 thereH3426 is 48hopeH8615.30Let him giveH5414 his 49cheekH3895 to 50the smiterH5221, Let him be filledH7646 with reproachH2781.31For the LordH136 will 51not rejectH2186 foreverH5769,32For ifH518 He causesH3013 griefH3013, Then He will haveH7355 52compassionH7355 According to His abundantH7230 lovingkindnessH2617.33For He 53does not afflictH6031 54willinglyH4480H3820 Or grieveH3013 the sonsH1121 of menH376.34To crushH1792 underH8478 His feetH7272 AllH3605 the prisonersH615 of the 55landH776,35To 56depriveH5186 a manH1397 of 57justiceH4941 In the presenceH6440 of the MostH5945 HighH5945,36To 5859defraudH5791 a manH120 in his lawsuitH7379-- Of these things the LordH136 does not 60approveH7200.37WhoH4310 is 61thereH2088 who speaksH559 and it 62comesH1961 to passH1961, UnlessH3808 the LordH136 has commandedH6680 it?38Is it not from the mouthH6310 of the MostH5945 HighH5945 That 6364both goodH2896 and illH7463 goH3318 forthH3318?

39WhyH4100 should any livingH2416 65mortalH120, or any manH1397, OfferH596 66complaintH596 67in viewH5921 of his sinsH2399?40Let us 68examineH2664 and probeH2713 our waysH1870, And let us returnH7725 to the LordH3068.41We 69liftH5375 up our heartH3824 70and handsH3709 TowardH413 GodH410 in heavenH8064;42We have 71transgressedH6586 and rebelledH4784, You have 72not pardonedH5545.43You have coveredH5526 Yourself with 73angerH639 And 74pursuedH7291 us; You have slainH2026 and 75have not sparedH2550.44You have 76coveredH5526 Yourself with a cloudH6051 SoH4480 that 77noH4480 prayerH8605 can passH5674 throughH5674.45You have madeH7760 us mere 78offscouringH5501 and refuseH3973 In the midstH7130 of the peoplesH5971.46AllH3605 our enemiesH340 have 79openedH6475 their mouthsH6310 againstH5921 us.4780PanicH6343 and pitfallH6354 have befallenH1961 us, DevastationH7612 and destructionH7667;48My 8182eyesH5869 runH3381 downH3381 with streamsH6388 of waterH4325 BecauseH5921 of the destructionH7667 of the daughterH1323 of my peopleH5971.49My eyesH5869 pourH5064 downH5064 83unceasinglyH3808H1820, WithoutH369 stoppingH2014,50UntilH5704 the LordH3068 84looksH8259 downH8259 And seesH7200 from heavenH8064.51My eyesH5869 bringH5953 painH5953 to my soulH5315 BecauseH4480 of allH3605 the daughtersH1323 of my cityH5892.52My enemiesH340 85withoutH2600 causeH2600 HuntedH6679 me downH6679 86like a birdH6833;53They have silencedH6789 87me 88in the pitH953 And have 8990placedH3034 a stoneH68 on me.54WatersH4325 flowedH6687 91overH5921 my headH7218; I saidH559, “I am cutH1504 offH1504!”55I 92calledH7121 on Your nameH8034, O LordH3068, Out of the lowestH8482 pitH953.56You have 93heardH8085 my voiceH6963, “94Do not hideH5956 Your earH241 from my prayer for reliefH7309, From my cryH7775 for helpH7775.”57You 95drewH7126 nearH7126 whenH3117 I calledH7121 on You; You saidH559, “96Do not fearH3372!”58O LordH136, You 97have pleadedH7378 my soul’sH5315 causeH7379; You have 98redeemedH1350 my lifeH2425.59O LordH3068, You have 99seenH7200 my oppressionH5792; 100JudgeH8199 my caseH4941.60You have seenH7200 allH3605 their vengeanceH5360, AllH3605 their 101schemesH4284 against me.61You have heardH8085 their 102reproachH2781, O LordH3068, AllH3605 their schemesH4284 againstH5921 me.62The 103lipsH8193 of my assailantsH6965 and their whisperingH1902 Are againstH5921 me allH3605 dayH3117 long.63LookH5027 on their 104sittingH3427 and their risingH7012; 105I am their mockingH4485 songH4485.64You will 106recompenseH7725H1576 them, O LordH3068, According to the workH4639 of their handsH3027.65You will giveH5414 them 107108hardnessH4044 of heartH3820, Your curseH8381 will be on them.66You will 109pursueH7291 them in angerH639 and destroyH8045 them From underH8478 the 110heavensH8064 of the LordH3068!

Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 3:1 Ps 88:7, 15, 16 ↩
  2. 2. Lamentations 3:2 Job 30:26; Is 59:9; Jer 4:23 ↩
  3. 3. Lamentations 3:3 Ps 38:2; Is 5:25 ↩
  4. 4. Lamentations 3:4 Ps 31:9, 10; 38:2-8; 102:3-5 ↩
  5. 5. Lamentations 3:4 Ps 51:8; Is 38:13 ↩
  6. 6. Lamentations 3:5 Job 19:8 ↩
  7. 7. Lamentations 3:5 Jer 23:15; Lam 3:19 ↩
  8. 8. Lamentations 3:6 Ps 88:5, 6; 143:3 ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 3:7 Job 3:23; 19:8 ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 3:7 Lit bronze piece ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 3:7 Jer 40:4 ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 3:8 Job 30:20; Ps 22:2 ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 3:9 Is 63:17; Hos 2:6 ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 3:11 Job 16:12, 13; Jer 15:3; Hos 6:1 ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 3:12 Ps 7:12; Lam 2:4 ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 3:12 Job 6:4; 7:20; Ps 38:2 ↩
  17. 17. Lamentations 3:13 Lit sons ↩
  18. 18. Lamentations 3:13 Jer 5:16 ↩
  19. 19. Lamentations 3:13 Lit kidneys ↩
  20. 20. Lamentations 3:14 Ps 22:6, 7; 123:4; Jer 20:7 ↩
  21. 21. Lamentations 3:14 Job 30:9; Lam 3:63 ↩
  22. 22. Lamentations 3:15 Jer 9:15 ↩
  23. 23. Lamentations 3:16 Ps 3:7; 58:6 ↩
  24. 24. Lamentations 3:16 Prov 20:17 ↩
  25. 25. Lamentations 3:16 Jer 6:26 ↩
  26. 26. Lamentations 3:17 Is 59:11; Jer 12:12 ↩
  27. 27. Lamentations 3:17 Lit good ↩
  28. 28. Lamentations 3:18 Job 17:15; Ezek 37:11 ↩
  29. 29. Lamentations 3:19 Or bitterness ↩
  30. 30. Lamentations 3:19 Jer 9:15; Lam 3:5, 15 ↩
  31. 31. Lamentations 3:20 Job 21:6 ↩
  32. 32. Lamentations 3:20 Ps 42:5, 6, 11; 43:5; 44:25 ↩
  33. 33. Lamentations 3:21 Ps 130:7 ↩
  34. 34. Lamentations 3:22 Ps 78:38; Jer 3:12; 30:11 ↩
  35. 35. Lamentations 3:22 Or that we are not consumed ↩
  36. 36. Lamentations 3:22 Mal 3:6 ↩
  37. 37. Lamentations 3:23 Is 33:2; Zeph 3:5 ↩
  38. 38. Lamentations 3:23 Heb 10:23 ↩
  39. 39. Lamentations 3:24 Ps 16:5; 73:26 ↩
  40. 40. Lamentations 3:24 Ps 33:18 ↩
  41. 41. Lamentations 3:25 Ps 27:14; Is 25:9 ↩
  42. 42. Lamentations 3:25 Lit soul ↩
  43. 43. Lamentations 3:25 Is 26:9 ↩
  44. 44. Lamentations 3:26 Ps 37:7 ↩
  45. 45. Lamentations 3:28 Jer 15:17 ↩
  46. 46. Lamentations 3:29 Lit give ↩
  47. 47. Lamentations 3:29 Job 16:15; 40:4 ↩
  48. 48. Lamentations 3:29 Jer 31:17 ↩
  49. 49. Lamentations 3:30 Job 16:10; Is 50:6 ↩
  50. 50. Lamentations 3:30 Lit his ↩
  51. 51. Lamentations 3:31 Ps 77:7; 94:14; Is 54:7-10 ↩
  52. 52. Lamentations 3:32 Ps 78:38; 106:43-45; Hos 11:8 ↩
  53. 53. Lamentations 3:33 Ps 119:67, 71, 75; Ezek 33:11; Heb 12:10 ↩
  54. 54. Lamentations 3:33 Lit from His heart ↩
  55. 55. Lamentations 3:34 Or earth ↩
  56. 56. Lamentations 3:35 Or turn aside a man’s case ↩
  57. 57. Lamentations 3:35 Ps 140:12; Prov 17:15 ↩
  58. 58. Lamentations 3:36 Lit make crooked ↩
  59. 59. Lamentations 3:36 Jer 22:3; Hab 1:13 ↩
  60. 60. Lamentations 3:36 Lit see ↩
  61. 61. Lamentations 3:37 Lit this ↩
  62. 62. Lamentations 3:37 Ps 33:9-11 ↩
  63. 63. Lamentations 3:38 Lit the evil things and the good ↩
  64. 64. Lamentations 3:38 Job 2:10; Is 45:7; Jer 32:42 ↩
  65. 65. Lamentations 3:39 Or human being ↩
  66. 66. Lamentations 3:39 Jer 30:15; Mic 7:9; Heb 12:5, 6 ↩
  67. 67. Lamentations 3:39 Or on the basis of ↩
  68. 68. Lamentations 3:40 Ps 119:59; 139:23, 24; 2 Cor 13:5 ↩
  69. 69. Lamentations 3:41 Ps 25:1; 28:2; 141:2 ↩
  70. 70. Lamentations 3:41 Lit toward our ↩
  71. 71. Lamentations 3:42 Neh 9:26; Jer 14:20; Dan 9:5 ↩
  72. 72. Lamentations 3:42 2 Kin 24:4; Jer 5:7, 9 ↩
  73. 73. Lamentations 3:43 Lam 2:21 ↩
  74. 74. Lamentations 3:43 Ps 83:15; Lam 3:66 ↩
  75. 75. Lamentations 3:43 Lam 2:2, 17, 21 ↩
  76. 76. Lamentations 3:44 Ps 97:2 ↩
  77. 77. Lamentations 3:44 Lam 3:8; Zech 7:13 ↩
  78. 78. Lamentations 3:45 1 Cor 4:13 ↩
  79. 79. Lamentations 3:46 Job 30:9, 10; Ps 22:6-8; Lam 2:16 ↩
  80. 80. Lamentations 3:47 Is 24:17, 18; Jer 48:43, 44 ↩
  81. 81. Lamentations 3:48 Lit eye brings ↩
  82. 82. Lamentations 3:48 Ps 119:136; Jer 9:1, 18; Lam 1:16; 2:11, 18 ↩
  83. 83. Lamentations 3:49 Ps 77:2; Jer 14:17 ↩
  84. 84. Lamentations 3:50 Ps 80:14; Is 63:15; Lam 5:1 ↩
  85. 85. Lamentations 3:52 Ps 35:7, 19 ↩
  86. 86. Lamentations 3:52 1 Sam 26:20; Ps 11:1; 124:7 ↩
  87. 87. Lamentations 3:53 Lit my life ↩
  88. 88. Lamentations 3:53 Jer 37:16; 38:6, 9 ↩
  89. 89. Lamentations 3:53 Or cast stones ↩
  90. 90. Lamentations 3:53 Dan 6:17 ↩
  91. 91. Lamentations 3:54 Ps 69:2; Jon 2:3-5 ↩
  92. 92. Lamentations 3:55 Ps 130:1; Jon 2:2 ↩
  93. 93. Lamentations 3:56 Job 34:28 ↩
  94. 94. Lamentations 3:56 Ps 55:1 ↩
  95. 95. Lamentations 3:57 Ps 145:18 ↩
  96. 96. Lamentations 3:57 Is 41:10, 14 ↩
  97. 97. Lamentations 3:58 Jer 50:34 ↩
  98. 98. Lamentations 3:58 Ps 34:22 ↩
  99. 99. Lamentations 3:59 Jer 18:19, 20 ↩
  100. 100. Lamentations 3:59 Ps 26:1; 43:1 ↩
  101. 101. Lamentations 3:60 Jer 11:19 ↩
  102. 102. Lamentations 3:61 Ps 74:18; 89:50; Lam 5:1; Zeph 2:8 ↩
  103. 103. Lamentations 3:62 Ps 59:7, 12; 140:3; Ezek 36:3 ↩
  104. 104. Lamentations 3:63 Ps 139:2 ↩
  105. 105. Lamentations 3:63 Job 30:9; Lam 3:14 ↩
  106. 106. Lamentations 3:64 Ps 28:4; Jer 51:6, 24, 56 ↩
  107. 107. Lamentations 3:65 Or insolence ↩
  108. 108. Lamentations 3:65 Ex 14:8; Deut 2:30; Is 6:10 ↩
  109. 109. Lamentations 3:66 Lam 3:43 ↩
  110. 110. Lamentations 3:66 Ps 8:3 ↩

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