Lamentations 3 : 1 (NCV)
I am a man who has seen the suffering that comes from the rod of the Lord's anger.
Lamentations 3 : 2 (NCV)
He led me into darkness, not light.
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He turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
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He wore out my flesh and skin and broke my bones.
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He surrounded me with sadness and attacked me with grief.
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He made me sit in the dark, like those who have been dead a long time.
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He shut me in so I could not get out; he put heavy chains on me.
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I cry out and beg for help, but he ignores my prayer.
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He blocked my way with a stone wall and led me in the wrong direction.
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He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.
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He led me the wrong way and let me stray and left me without help.
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He prepared to shoot his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
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He shot me in the kidneys with the arrows from his bag.
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I was a joke to all my people, who make fun of me with songs all day long.
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The Lord filled me with misery; he made me drunk with suffering.
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He broke my teeth with gravel and trampled me into the dirt.
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I have no more peace. I have forgotten what happiness is.
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I said, "My strength is gone, and I have no hope in the Lord."
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Lord, remember my suffering and my misery, my sorrow and trouble.
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Please remember me and think about me.
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But I have hope when I think of this:
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The Lord's love never ends; his mercies never stop.
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They are new every morning; Lord, your loyalty is great.
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I say to myself, "The Lord is mine, so I hope in him."
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The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to those who seek him.
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It is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.
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It is good for someone to work hard while he is young.
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He should sit alone and be quiet; the Lord has given him hard work to do.
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He should bow down to the ground; maybe there is still hope.
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He should let anyone slap his cheek; he should be filled with shame.
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The Lord will not reject his people forever.
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Although he brings sorrow, he also has mercy and great love.
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He does not like to punish people or make them sad.
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He sees if any prisoner of the earth is crushed under his feet;
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he sees if someone is treated unfairly before the Most High God;
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the Lord sees if someone is cheated in his case in court.
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Nobody can speak and have it happen unless the Lord commands it.
Lamentations 3 : 38 (NCV)
Both bad and good things come by the command of the Most High God.
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No one should complain when he is punished for his sins.
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Let us examine and see what we have done and then return to the Lord.
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Let us lift up our hands and pray from our hearts to God in heaven:
Lamentations 3 : 42 (NCV)
"We have sinned and turned against you, and you have not forgiven us.
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"You wrapped yourself in anger and chased us; you killed us without mercy.
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You wrapped yourself in a cloud, and no prayer could get through.
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You made us like scum and trash among the other nations.
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"All of our enemies open their mouths and speak against us.
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We have been frightened and fearful, ruined and destroyed."
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes, because my people are destroyed.
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My tears flow continually, without stopping,
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until the Lord looks down and sees from heaven.
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I am sad when I see what has happened to all the women of my city.
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Those who are my enemies for no reason hunted me like a bird.
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They tried to kill me in a pit; they threw stones at me.
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Water came up over my head, and I said, "I am going to die."
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I called out to you, Lord, from the bottom of the pit.
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You heard me calling, "Do not close your ears and ignore my gasps and shouts."
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You came near when I called to you; you said, "Don't be afraid."
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Lord, you have taken my case and given me back my life.
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Lord, you have seen how I have been wronged. Now judge my case for me.
Lamentations 3 : 60 (NCV)
You have seen how my enemies took revenge on me and made evil plans against me.
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Lord, you have heard their insults and all their evil plans against me.
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The words and thoughts of my enemies are against me all the time.
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Look! In everything they do they make fun of me with songs.
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Pay them back, Lord, for what they have done.
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Make them stubborn, and put your curse on them.
Lamentations 3 : 66 (NCV)
Chase them in anger, Lord, and destroy them from under your heavens.
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