Lamentations 3:3-14 Common English Bible (CEB)

3. He turned his hand even against me, over and over again, all day long.

4. He wore out my flesh and my skin; he broke my bones.

5. He besieged me, surrounding me with bitterness and weariness.

6. He made me live in dark places like those who’ve been dead a long time.

7. He walled me in so I couldn’t escape; he made my chains heavy.

8. Even though I call out and cry for help, he silences my prayer.

9. He walled in my paths with stonework; he made my routes crooked.

10. He is a bear lurking for me, a lion in hiding.

11. He took me from my path and tore me apart; he made me desolate.

12. He drew back his bow, made me a shooting target for arrows.

13. He shot the arrows of his quiver into my inside parts.

14. I have become a joke to all my people, the object of their song of ridicule all day long.

Lamentations 3