Lamentations 3:1-13 ▼

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

2 He has led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.

3 Surely against me he turns his hand again and again all the day.

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

5 He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

6 He has made me to dwell in dark places, like those that have been long dead.

7 He has walled me in, so I can't escape; he has made my chains heavy.

8 Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

9 He has walled up my ways with cut stone; he has made my paths crooked.

10 He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.

11 He has obstructed my path, and torn me in pieces; he has made me desolate.

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

13 He has caused the arrows of his quiver to pierce my inward parts.