Lamentations 33LamentationsHope in the middle of sufferingMajority Standard Bible

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1. The Prophet’s Afflictions

2. 1MSBI am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.BSBBSB: I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
3. 2MSBHe has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.BSBBSB: He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
4. 3MSBIndeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.BSBBSB: Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
5. 4MSBHe has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.BSBBSB: He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
6. 5MSBHe has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.BSBBSB: He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
7. 6MSBHe has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.BSBBSB: He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
8. 7MSBHe has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.BSBBSB: He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
9. 8MSBEven when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.BSBBSB: Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
10. 9MSBHe has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.BSBBSB: He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
11. 10MSBHe is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.BSBBSB: He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
12. 11MSBHe forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.BSBBSB: He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
13. 12MSBHe bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.BSBBSB: He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
14. 13MSBHe pierced my kidneys with His arrows.BSBBSB: He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.
15. 14MSBI am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.BSBBSB: I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
16. 15MSBHe has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.BSBBSB: He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
17. 16MSBHe has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.BSBBSB: He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
18. 17MSBMy soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.BSBBSB: My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
19. 18MSBSo I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”BSBBSB: So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”

20. The Prophet’s Hope

21. 19MSBRemember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.BSBBSB: Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
22. 20MSBSurely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.BSBBSB: Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.
23. 21MSBYet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:BSBBSB: Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
24. 22MSBBecause of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.BSBBSB: Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
25. 23MSBThey are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!BSBBSB: They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
26. 24MSB“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”BSBBSB: “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
27. 25MSBThe LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.BSBBSB: The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
28. 26MSBIt is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.BSBBSB: It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
29. 27MSBIt is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.BSBBSB: It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
30. 28MSBLet him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.BSBBSB: Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
31. 29MSBLet him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.BSBBSB: Let him bury his face in the dust—perhaps there is still hope.
32. 30MSBLet him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.BSBBSB: Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
33. 31MSBFor the Lord will not cast us off forever.BSBBSB: For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
34. 32MSBEven if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.BSBBSB: Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
35. 33MSBFor He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.BSBBSB: For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
36. 34MSBTo crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,BSBBSB: To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
37. 35MSBto deny a man justice before the Most High,BSBBSB: to deny a man justice before the Most High,
38. 36MSBto subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.BSBBSB: to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.

39. God’s Justice

40. 37MSBWho has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?BSBBSB: Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
41. 38MSBDo not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?BSBBSB: Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
42. 39MSBWhy should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?BSBBSB: Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
43. 40MSBLet us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.BSBBSB: Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
44. 41MSBLet us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:BSBBSB: Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
45. 42MSB“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”BSBBSB: “We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
46. 43MSBYou have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.BSBBSB: You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
47. 44MSBYou have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.BSBBSB: You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
48. 45MSBYou have made us scum and refuse among the nations.BSBBSB: You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
49. 46MSBAll our enemies open their mouths against us.BSBBSB: All our enemies open their mouths against us.
50. 47MSBPanic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.BSBBSB: Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.
51. 48MSBStreams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.BSBBSB: Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
52. 49MSBMy eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,BSBBSB: My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
53. 50MSBuntil the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.BSBBSB: until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
54. 51MSBMy eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.BSBBSB: My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
55. 52MSBWithout cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.BSBBSB: Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.
56. 53MSBThey dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.BSBBSB: They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
57. 54MSBThe waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.BSBBSB: The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
58. 55MSBI called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.BSBBSB: I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
59. 56MSBYou heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”BSBBSB: You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
60. 57MSBYou drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”BSBBSB: You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
61. 58MSBYou defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.BSBBSB: You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
62. 59MSBYou have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!BSBBSB: You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
63. 60MSBYou have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.BSBBSB: You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
64. 61MSBO LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—BSBBSB: O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
65. 62MSBthe slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.BSBBSB: the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.
66. 63MSBWhen they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.BSBBSB: When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
67. 64MSBYou will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.BSBBSB: You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
68. 65MSBPut a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!BSBBSB: Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
69. 66MSBYou will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.BSBBSB: You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.