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Lamentations
3
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1
I am the one who has seen the afflictions that come from the rod of the LORD's anger.
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Lamentations
3
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3
He has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
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Lamentations
3
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4
He has made my skin and flesh grow old. He has broken my bones.
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Lamentations
3
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5
He has besieged and surrounded me with anguish and distress.
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Lamentations
3
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7
He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains.
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Lamentations
3
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9
He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; he has made my road crooked.
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Lamentations
3
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11
He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated.
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Lamentations
3
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14
My own people laugh at me. All day long they sing their mocking songs.
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Lamentations
3
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15
He has filled me with bitterness and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.
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Lamentations
3
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17
Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is.
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Lamentations
3
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18
I cry out, "My splendor is gone! Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!"
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Lamentations
3
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19
The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words.
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Lamentations
3
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22
The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease.
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Lamentations
3
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23
Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
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Lamentations
3
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24
I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!"
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Lamentations
3
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25
The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
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Lamentations
3
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27
And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline:
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Lamentations
3
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29
Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last.
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Lamentations
3
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30
Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.
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Lamentations
3
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32
Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.
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Lamentations
3
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35
if they deprive others of their rights in defiance of the Most High,
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Lamentations
3
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36
if they twist justice in the courts--doesn't the Lord see all these things?
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Lamentations
3
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39
Then why should we, mere humans, complain when we are punished for our sins?
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Lamentations
3
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40
Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the LORD.
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Lamentations
3
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43
"You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, and slaughtered us without mercy.
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Lamentations
3
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44
You have hidden yourself in a cloud so our prayers cannot reach you.
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Lamentations
3
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47
We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined."
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Lamentations
3
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48
Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people!
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Lamentations
3
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51
My heart is breaking over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.
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Lamentations
3
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52
My enemies, whom I have never harmed, hunted me down like a bird.
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Lamentations
3
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54
The water rose over my head, and I cried out, "This is the end!"
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Lamentations
3
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56
You heard me when I cried, "Listen to my pleading! Hear my cry for help!"
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Lamentations
3
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58
Lord, you are my lawyer! Plead my case! For you have redeemed my life.
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Lamentations
3
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59
You have seen the wrong they have done to me, LORD. Be my judge, and prove me right.
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Lamentations
3
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60
You have seen the vengeful plots my enemies have laid against me.
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Lamentations
3
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61
LORD, you have heard the vile names they call me. You know all about the plans they have made.
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Lamentations
3
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62
My enemies whisper and mutter as they plot against me all day long.
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Lamentations
3
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63
Look at them! Whether they sit or stand, I am the object of their mocking songs.
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Lamentations
3
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65
Give them hard and stubborn hearts, and then let your curse fall on them!
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Lamentations
3
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66
Chase them down in your anger, destroying them beneath the LORD's heavens.