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Lamentations 3

¹I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.

²He hath ledde mee, and brought me into darkenes, but not to light.

³Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand against me all the day.

⁴My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.

⁵He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.

⁶He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

⁷He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

⁸Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.

⁹He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

¹⁰He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.

¹¹He hath stopped my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

¹²He hath bent his bow and made me a marke for the arrow.

¹³Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

¹⁴I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.

¹⁵He hath filled me with bitternes, and made me drunken with wormewood.

¹⁶He hath also broken my teeth with stones, and hath couered me with ashes.

¹⁷Thus my soule was farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie,

¹⁸And I saide, My strength and mine hope is perished from the Lord,

¹⁹Remembring mine affliction, and my mourning, the wormewood and the gall.

²⁰My soule hath them in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

²¹I consider this in mine heart: therefore haue I hope.

²²It is the Lordes mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.

²³They are renued euery morning: great is thy faithfulnesse.

²⁴The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.

²⁵The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.

²⁶It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.

²⁷It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.

²⁸He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.

²⁹He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.

³⁰Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.

³¹For the Lord will not forsake for euer.

³²But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

³³For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,

³⁴In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,

³⁵In ouerthrowing the right of a man before the face of the most high,

³⁶In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

³⁷Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?

³⁸Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?

³⁹Wherefore then is the liuing man sorowfull? man suffreth for his sinne.

⁴⁰Let vs search and try our wayes, and turne againe to the Lord.

⁴¹Let vs lift vp our hearts with our handes vnto God in the heauens.

⁴²We haue sinned, and haue rebelled, therefore thou hast not spared.

⁴³Thou hast couered vs with wrath, and persecuted vs: thou hast slaine and not spared.

⁴⁴Thou hast couered thy selfe with a cloude, that our prayer should not passe through.

⁴⁵Thou hast made vs as the ofscouring and refuse in the middes of the people.

⁴⁶All our enemies haue opened their mouth against vs.

⁴⁷Feare, and a snare is come vpon vs with desolation and destruction.

⁴⁸Mine eye casteth out riuers of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹Mine eye droppeth without stay and ceaseth not,

⁵⁰Till the Lord looke downe, and beholde from heauen.

⁵¹Mine eye breaketh mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie.

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

⁵³They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

⁵⁴Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.

⁵⁵I called vpon thy Name, O Lord, out of the lowe dungeon.

⁵⁶Thou hast heard my voyce: stoppe not thine eare from my sigh and from my cry.

⁵⁷Thou drewest neere in the day that I called vpon thee: thou saydest, Feare not.

⁵⁸O Lord, thou hast maintained the cause of my soule, and hast redeemed my life.

⁵⁹O Lord, thou hast seene my wrong, iudge thou my cause.

⁶⁰Thou hast seene all their vengeance, and all their deuises against me.

⁶¹Thou hast heard their reproch, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me:

⁶²The lippes also of those that rose against me, and their whispering against me continually.

⁶³Behold, their sitting downe and their rising vp, how I am their song.

⁶⁴Giue them a recompence, O Lord, according to the worke of their handes.

⁶⁵Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.

⁶⁶Persecute with wrath and destroy them from vnder the heauen, O Lord.

Lamentations 3

¹I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

²He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

³Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

⁴My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

⁵He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

⁶He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.

⁷He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

⁸Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

⁹He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

¹⁰He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.

¹¹He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

¹²He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

¹³He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

¹⁴I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

¹⁵He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

¹⁶He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

¹⁷And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

¹⁸And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:

¹⁹Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

²⁰My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

²¹This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

²²It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

²³They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

²⁴The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

²⁵The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

²⁶It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

²⁷It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

²⁸He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

²⁹He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

³⁰He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

³¹For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

³²But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

³³For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

³⁴To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

³⁵To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,

³⁶To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

³⁷Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

³⁸Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

³⁹Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

⁴⁰Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

⁴¹Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

⁴²We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

⁴³Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

⁴⁴Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

⁴⁵Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.

⁴⁶All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

⁴⁷Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

⁴⁸Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

⁴⁹Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

⁵⁰Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

⁵¹Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.

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

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

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

⁵⁵I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.

⁵⁶Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

⁵⁷Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.

⁵⁸O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.

⁵⁹O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

⁶⁰Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.

⁶¹Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me;

⁶²The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

⁶³Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.

⁶⁴Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.

⁶⁵Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.

⁶⁶Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord.