Lamentations 3 — YLT

3Verse 1I [am] the man [who] hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.^{Verse 2}Me He hath led, and causeth to go [in] darkness, and without light.^{Verse 3}Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.^{Verse 4}He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.^{Verse 5}He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.^{Verse 6}In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.^{Verse 7}He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.^{Verse 8}Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.^{Verse 9}He hath hedged my ways with hewn work, My paths He hath made crooked.^{Verse 10}A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.^{Verse 11}My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.^{Verse 12}He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.^{Verse 13}He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.^{Verse 14}I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.^{Verse 15}He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me [with] wormwood.^{Verse 16}And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.^{Verse 17}And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.^{Verse 18}And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.^{Verse 19}Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!^{Verse 20}Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.^{Verse 21}This I turn to my heart — therefore I hope.^{Verse 22}The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.^{Verse 23}New every morning, abundant [is] thy faithfulness.^{Verse 24}My portion [is] Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.^{Verse 25}Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.^{Verse 26}Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.^{Verse 27}Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.^{Verse 28}He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid [it] upon him.^{Verse 29}He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.^{Verse 30}He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.^{Verse 31}For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.^{Verse 32}For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.^{Verse 33}For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.^{Verse 34}To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,^{Verse 35}To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,^{Verse 36}To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.^{Verse 37}Who [is] this — he hath said, and it is, [And] the Lord hath not commanded [it]?^{Verse 38}From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.^{Verse 39}What — sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?^{Verse 40}We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.^{Verse 41}We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.^{Verse 42}We — we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou — Thou hast not forgiven.^{Verse 43}Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain — Thou hast not pitied.^{Verse 44}Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.^{Verse 45}Offscouring and refuse Thou dost make us In the midst of the peoples.^{Verse 46}Opened against us their mouth have all our enemies.^{Verse 47}Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.^{Verse 48}Rivulets of water go down my eye, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.^{Verse 49}Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,^{Verse 50}Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,^{Verse 51}My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.^{Verse 52}Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.^{Verse 53}They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.^{Verse 54}Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.^{Verse 55}I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.^{Verse 56}My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing — at my cry.^{Verse 57}Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.^{Verse 58}Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.^{Verse 59}Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.^{Verse 60}Thou hast seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.^{Verse 61}Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,^{Verse 62}The lips of my withstanders, Even their meditation against me all the day.^{Verse 63}Their sitting down, and their rising up, Behold attentively, I [am] their song.^{Verse 64}Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.^{Verse 65}Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.^{Verse 66}Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!