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Lamentations 3
I
am
the
man
that
hath
seen
affliction
by
the
rod
of
his
wrath.
2 He
hath
led
me,
and
brought
me
into
darkness,
but
not
into
light.
3 Surely
against
me
is
he
turned;
he
turneth
his
hand
against
me
all
the
day.
4 My
flesh
and
my
skin
hath
he
made
old;
he
hath
broken
my
bones.
5 He
hath
builded
against
me,
and
compassed
me
with
gall
and
travail.
6 He
hath
set
me
in
dark
places,
as
they
that
be
dead
of
old.
7 He
hath
a
hedged
me
about,
that
I
cannot
get
out:
he
hath
made
my
chain
heavy.
8 Also
when
I
cry
and
shout,
he
shutteth
out
my
prayer.
9 He
hath
inclosed
my
ways
with
hewn
stone,
he
hath
made
my
paths
crooked.
10 He
was
unto
me
as
a
bear
lying
in
wait,
and
as
a
lion
in
secret
places.
11 He
hath
turned
aside
my
ways,
and
pulled
me
in
pieces:
he
hath
made
me
desolate.
12 He
hath
bent
his
bow,
and
set
me
as
a
mark
for
the
arrow.
13 He
hath
caused
the
arrows
of
his
quiver
to
enter
into
my
reins.
14 I
was
a
a
derision
to
all
my
people;
and
their
song
all
the
day.
15 He
hath
filled
me
with
bitterness,
he
hath
made
me
drunken
with
wormwood.
16 He
hath
also
broken
my
teeth
with
gravel
stones,
he
hath
covered
me
with
ashes.
17 And
thou
hast
removed
my
soul
far
off
from
peace:
I
forgat
prosperity.
18 And
I
said,
My
strength
and
my
hope
is
perished
from
the
Lord:
19 Remembering
mine
affliction
and
my
misery,
the
wormwood
and
the
gall.
20 My
soul
hath
them
still
in
remembrance,
and
is
humbled
in
me.
21 This
I
recall
to
my
mind,
therefore
have
I
hope.
22 It
is
of
the
Lord's
mercies
that
we
are
not
consumed,
because
his
compassions
fail
not.
23 They
are
new
every
morning:
great
is
thy
faithfulness.
24 The
Lord
is
my
a
portion,
saith
my
soul;
therefore
will
I
hope
in
him.
25 The
Lord
is
a
good
unto
them
that
b
wait
for
him,
to
the
soul
that
c
seeketh
him.
26 It
is
good
that
a
man
should
both
a
hope
and
quietly
wait
for
the
salvation
of
the
Lord.
27 It
is
good
for
a
man
that
he
a
bear
the
yoke
in
his
b
youth.
28 He
sitteth
alone
and
keepeth
silence,
because
he
hath
borne
it
upon
him.
29 He
putteth
his
mouth
in
the
dust;
if
so
be
there
may
be
hope.
30 He
giveth
his
a
cheek
to
him
that
smiteth
him:
he
is
filled
full
with
b
reproach.
31 For
the
Lord
will
not
cast
off
for
ever:
32 But
though
he
cause
grief,
yet
will
he
have
a
compassion
according
to
the
multitude
of
his
mercies.
33 For
he
doth
not
a
afflict
willingly
nor
grieve
the
children
of
men.
34 To
crush
under
his
feet
all
the
prisoners
of
the
earth,
35 To
turn
aside
the
right
of
a
man
before
the
face
of
the
most
High,
36 To
subvert
a
man
in
his
cause,
the
Lord
approveth
not.
37 Who
is
he
that
saith,
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
when
the
Lord
commandeth
it
not?
38 Out
of
the
mouth
of
the
most
High
proceedeth
not
evil
and
good?
39 Wherefore
doth
a
living
man
complain,
a
man
for
the
punishment
of
his
sins?
40 Let
us
a
search
and
try
our
ways,
and
turn
again
to
the
Lord.
41 Let
us
a
lift
up
our
heart
with
our
hands
unto
God
in
the
heavens.
42 We
have
transgressed
and
have
rebelled:
thou
hast
not
pardoned.
43 Thou
hast
covered
with
anger,
and
persecuted
us:
thou
hast
a
slain,
thou
hast
not
pitied.
44 Thou
hast
covered
thyself
with
a
cloud,
that
our
prayer
should
not
pass
through.
45 Thou
hast
made
us
as
the
offscouring
and
refuse
in
the
midst
of
the
people.
46 All
our
a
enemies
have
opened
their
mouths
against
us.
47 Fear
and
a
snare
is
come
upon
us,
desolation
and
destruction.
48 Mine
eye
runneth
down
with
a
rivers
of
water
for
the
b
destruction
of
the
daughter
of
my
people.
49 Mine
eye
trickleth
down,
and
ceaseth
not,
without
any
intermission,
50 Till
the
Lord
look
down,
and
behold
from
heaven.
51 Mine
eye
affecteth
mine
heart
because
of
all
the
daughters
of
my
city.
52 Mine
enemies
chased
me
sore,
like
a
bird,
without
cause.
53 They
have
cut
off
my
life
in
the
dungeon,
and
cast
a
stone
upon
me.
54 Waters
flowed
over
mine
head;
then
I
said,
I
am
cut
off.
55 I
called
upon
thy
name,
O
Lord,
out
of
the
low
dungeon.
56 Thou
hast
heard
my
voice:
hide
not
thine
ear
at
my
breathing,
at
my
cry.
57 Thou
a
drewest
near
in
the
day
that
I
called
upon
thee:
thou
saidst,
Fear
not.
58 O
Lord,
thou
hast
pleaded
the
causes
of
my
soul;
thou
hast
redeemed
my
life.
59 O
Lord,
thou
hast
seen
my
wrong:
judge
thou
my
cause.
60 Thou
hast
seen
all
their
vengeance
and
all
their
imaginations
against
me.
61 Thou
hast
heard
their
reproach,
O
Lord,
and
all
their
imaginations
against
me;
62 The
lips
of
those
that
rose
up
against
me,
and
their
a
device
against
me
all
the
day.
63 Behold
their
sitting
down,
and
their
rising
up;
I
am
their
musick.
64 Render
unto
them
a
recompence,
O
Lord,
according
to
the
work
of
their
hands.
65 Give
them
sorrow
of
heart,
thy
curse
unto
them.
66 Persecute
and
destroy
them
in
anger
from
under
the
heavens
of
the
Lord.
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