Lamentations Chapter 3 Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:1

I `am' the man `who' hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.

Lamentations 3:2

Me He hath led, and causeth to go `in' darkness, and without light.

Lamentations 3:3

Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.

Lamentations 3:4

He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.

Lamentations 3:5

He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.

Lamentations 3:6

In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.

Lamentations 3:7

He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.

Lamentations 3:8

Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.

Lamentations 3:9

He hath hedged my ways with hewn work, My paths He hath made crooked.

Lamentations 3:10

A bear lying in wait He `is' to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.

Lamentations 3:11

My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

Lamentations 3:12

He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.

Lamentations 3:13

He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.

Lamentations 3:14

I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.

Lamentations 3:15

He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me `with' wormwood.

Lamentations 3:16

And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.

Lamentations 3:17

And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.

Lamentations 3:18

And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:19

Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!

Lamentations 3:20

Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

Lamentations 3:21

This I turn to my heart -- therefore I hope.

Lamentations 3:22

The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

Lamentations 3:23

New every morning, abundant `is' thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24

My portion `is' Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

Lamentations 3:25

Good `is' Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul `that' seeketh Him.

Lamentations 3:26

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:27

Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28

He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid `it' upon him.

Lamentations 3:29

He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

Lamentations 3:30

He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

Lamentations 3:31

For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

Lamentations 3:32

For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

Lamentations 3:33

For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

Lamentations 3:34

To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

Lamentations 3:35

To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

Lamentations 3:36

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

Lamentations 3:37

Who `is' this -- he hath said, and it is, `And' the Lord hath not commanded `it'?

Lamentations 3:38

From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

Lamentations 3:39

What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

Lamentations 3:40

We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:41

We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.

Lamentations 3:42

We -- we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou -- Thou hast not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:43

Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain -- Thou hast not pitied.

Lamentations 3:44

Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.

Lamentations 3:45

Offscouring and refuse Thou dost make us In the midst of the peoples.

Lamentations 3:46

Opened against us their mouth have all our enemies.

Lamentations 3:47

Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.

Lamentations 3:48

Rivulets of water go down my eye, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Lamentations 3:49

Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,

Lamentations 3:50

Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

Lamentations 3:51

My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

Lamentations 3:52

Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.

Lamentations 3:54

Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

Lamentations 3:55

I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

Lamentations 3:56

My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.

Lamentations 3:57

Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

Lamentations 3:58

Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

Lamentations 3:59

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

Lamentations 3:60

Thou hast seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.

Lamentations 3:61

Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,

Lamentations 3:62

The lips of my withstanders, Even their meditation against me all the day.

Lamentations 3:63

Their sitting down, and their rising up, Behold attentively, I `am' their song.

Lamentations 3:64

Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

Lamentations 3:65

Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.

Lamentations 3:66

Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!