Lamentations 3 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

He has driven ^H5090 me and made me walk ^H1980

In darkness ^H2822 and not in light ^H216.

Indeed ^H389, He has turned ^H2015 His hand ^H3027 against me

Repeatedly ^H7725 all ^H3605 the day ^H3117.

He has consumed ^H1086 my flesh ^H1320 and my skin ^H5785,

He has broken ^H7665 my bones ^H6106.

He has [fn]besieged ^H1129 H5921 and surrounded ^H5362 me with [fn]bitterness ^H7219 and hardship ^H8513.

He has made me live ^H3427 in dark ^H4285 places ^H4285,

Like those who have long ^H5769 been dead ^H4191.

He has walled ^H1443 me in so that I cannot ^H3808 go ^H3318 out ^H3318;

He has made ^H3513 my [fn]chain ^H5178 heavy ^H3513.

Even ^H1571 when ^H3588 I cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 and call ^H7768 for ^H7768 help ^H7768,

He shuts ^H5640 out ^H5640 my prayer ^H8605.

He has blocked ^H1443 my ways ^H1870 with cut ^H1496 stone ^H1496;

He has twisted ^H5753 my paths ^H5410.

He is to me like a bear ^H1677 lying ^H693 in ^H693 wait ^H693,

Like a lion ^H738 in secret ^H4565 places ^H4565.

He has made my ways ^H1870 deviate ^H5493, and torn ^H6582 me to ^H6582 pieces ^H6582;

He has made ^H8074 me desolate ^H8074.

He bent ^H1869 His bow ^H7198

And took ^H5324 aim ^H5324 at ^H5324 me as a target ^H4307 for the arrow ^H2671.

He made the [fn]arrows ^H1121 of His quiver ^H827

Enter ^H935 my [fn]inward ^H3629 parts ^H3629.

I have become ^H1961 a laughingstock ^H7814 to all ^H3605 my people ^H5971,

Their song ^H5058 of ^H5058 ridicule ^H5058 all ^H3605 the day ^H3117.

He has filled ^H7646 me with bitterness ^H4844,

He has made me drink ^H7301 plenty ^H7301 of wormwood ^H3939.

He has also made my teeth ^H8127 grind ^H1638 with gravel ^H2687;

He has made me cower ^H3728 in the dust ^H665.

My soul ^H5315 has been ^H2186 excluded ^H2186 from peace ^H7965;

I have forgotten ^H5382 [fn]happiness ^H2896.

So I say ^H559, “My [fn]strength ^H5331 has failed ^H6,

And so has my hope ^H8431 from the LORD ^H3068.”

Remember ^H2142 my misery ^H6040 and my homelessness ^H4788, the wormwood ^H3939 and [fn]bitterness ^H7219.

My soul ^H5315 certainly ^H2142 remembers ^H2142,

And [fn]is bent ^H7817 over ^H7817 within ^H5921 me.

I recall ^H7725 this ^H2088 to my mind ^H3820,

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I [fn]wait ^H3176.

[fn]The LORD’S ^H3068 acts ^H2617 of ^H2617 mercy ^H2617 indeed ^H3588 do not end ^H8552,

For His compassions ^H7356 do not fail ^H3615.

They are new ^H2319 every morning ^H1242;

Great ^H7227 is Your faithfulness ^H530.

“The LORD ^H3068 is my portion ^H2506,” says ^H559 my soul ^H5315,

“Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I [fn]wait ^H3176 for Him.”

The LORD ^H3068 is good ^H2896 to those who [fn]await ^H6960 Him,

To the [fn]person ^H5315 who seeks ^H1875 Him.

It is good ^H2896 that he waits ^H3175 silently ^H1748

For the salvation ^H8668 of the LORD ^H3068.

It is good ^H2896 for a man ^H1397 to bear ^H5375

The yoke ^H5923 in his youth ^H5271.

Let him sit ^H3427 alone ^H910 and keep ^H1826 quiet ^H1826,

Since ^H3588 He has laid ^H5190 it on him.

Let him [fn]put ^H5414 his mouth ^H6310 in the dust ^H6083;

Perhaps ^H194 there ^H3426 is ^H3426 hope ^H8615.

Let him give ^H5414 his cheek ^H3895 to the one who is going to strike ^H5221 him;

Let him be filled ^H7646 with shame ^H2781.

For the Lord ^H136 will not reject ^H2186 forever ^H5769,

For if ^H518 He causes ^H3013 grief ^H3013,

Then He will have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355

In proportion to His abundant ^H7230 mercy ^H2617.

For He does not [fn]afflict ^H6031 [fn]willingly ^H4480 H3820

Or [fn]grieve ^H3013 the sons ^H1121 of mankind ^H376.

To crush ^H1792 under ^H8478 [fn]one’s feet ^H7272

All ^H3605 the prisoners ^H615 of the [fn]land ^H776,

To [fn]deprive ^H5186 a man ^H1397 of justice ^H4941

In the presence ^H6440 of the Most ^H5945 High ^H5945,

To [fn]defraud ^H5791 someone ^H120 in his lawsuit ^H7379—

Of these things the Lord ^H136 does not [fn]approve ^H7200.

Who ^H4310 is [fn]there ^H2088 who speaks ^H559 and it comes ^H1961 to ^H1961 pass ^H1961,

Unless ^H3808 the Lord ^H136 has commanded ^H6680 it?

Is it not from the mouth ^H6310 of the Most ^H5945 High ^H5945

That [fn]both adversity ^H7451 and good ^H2896 proceed ^H3318?

Of what ^H4100 can any living ^H2416 [fn]mortal ^H120, or any man ^H1397,

Complain ^H596 [fn]in ^H5921 view ^H5921 of ^H5921 his sins ^H2399?

Let’s examine ^H2664 and search ^H2713 out ^H2713 our ways ^H1870,

And let’s return ^H7725 to the LORD ^H3068.

We raise ^H5375 our heart ^H3824 [fn]and hands ^H3709

Toward ^H413 God ^H410 in heaven ^H8064;

We have done ^H6586 wrong ^H6586 and rebelled ^H4784;

You have not pardoned ^H5545.

You have covered ^H5526 Yourself with anger ^H639

And pursued ^H7291 us;

You have slain ^H2026 and have not spared ^H2550.

You have veiled ^H5526 Yourself with a cloud ^H6051

So ^H4480 that ^H4480 no ^H4480 prayer ^H8605 can pass ^H5674 through ^H5674.

You have made ^H7760 us mere refuse ^H5501 and rubbish ^H3973

In the midst ^H7130 of the peoples ^H5971.

All ^H3605 our enemies ^H340 have opened ^H6475 their mouths ^H6310 against ^H5921 us.

Panic ^H6343 and pitfall ^H6354 have come ^H1961 upon us,

Devastation ^H7612 and destruction ^H7667;

My [fn]eyes ^H5869 run ^H3381 down ^H3381 with streams ^H6388 of water ^H4325

Because ^H5921 of the destruction ^H7667 of the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971.

My eyes ^H5869 flow ^H5064 unceasingly ^H3808 H1820,

Without ^H369 stopping ^H2014,

Until ^H5704 the LORD ^H3068 looks ^H8259 down ^H8259

And sees ^H7200 from heaven ^H8064.

My eyes ^H5869 bring ^H5953 pain ^H5953 to my soul ^H5315

Because ^H4480 of all ^H3605 the daughters ^H1323 of my city ^H5892.

My enemies ^H340 without ^H2600 reason ^H2600

Hunted ^H6679 me down ^H6679 like a bird ^H6833;

They have silenced ^H6789 [fn]me in the pit ^H953

And have [fn]thrown ^H3034 stones ^H68 on me.

Waters ^H4325 flowed ^H6687 over ^H5921 my head ^H7218;

I said ^H559, “I am [fn]cut ^H1504 off ^H1504!”

I called ^H7121 on Your name ^H8034, LORD ^H3068,

Out of the lowest ^H8482 pit ^H953.

You have heard ^H8085 my voice ^H6963,

“Do not cover ^H5956 Your ear ^H241 from my plea for relief ^H7309,

From my cry ^H7775 for ^H7775 help ^H7775.”

You came ^H7126 near ^H7126 on the day ^H3117 I called ^H7121 to You;

You said ^H559, “Do not fear ^H3372!”

Lord ^H136, You have pleaded ^H7378 my soul’s ^H5315 cause ^H7379;

You have redeemed ^H1350 my life ^H2416.

LORD ^H3068, You have seen ^H7200 my oppression ^H5792;

Judge ^H8199 my case ^H4941.

You have seen ^H7200 all ^H3605 their vengeance ^H5360,

All ^H3605 their schemes ^H4284 against me.

You have heard ^H8085 their reproach ^H2781, LORD ^H3068,

All ^H3605 their schemes ^H4284 against ^H5921 me.

The lips ^H8193 of my assailants ^H6965 and their talk ^H1902

Are against ^H5921 me all ^H3605 day ^H3117 long.

Look ^H5027 at their [fn]sitting ^H3427 and their rising ^H7012;

I am their mocking ^H4485 song ^H4485.

You will repay ^H7725 H1576 them, LORD ^H3068,

In accordance with the work ^H4639 of their hands ^H3027.

You will give ^H5414 them [fn]shamelessness ^H4044 of heart ^H3820,

Your curse ^H8381 will be on them.

You will pursue ^H7291 them in anger ^H639 and eliminate ^H8045 them

From under ^H8478 the heavens ^H8064 of the LORD ^H3068!