Lamentations 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Jeremiah’s Heavy Chain

Aleph

1 I am the man ^H1397 who has seen ^H7200 affliction ^H6040

Because of the rod ^H7626 of His wrath ^H5678.

2 He has driven ^H5090 me and made me walk ^H1980

In darkness ^H2822 and not in light ^H216.

3 Surely ^H389 against me He has turned ^H2015 His hand ^H3027

Repeatedly ^H7725 all ^H3605 the day ^H3117.

Beth

4 He has caused my flesh ^H1320 and my skin ^H5785 to waste ^H1086 away ^H1086;

He has broken ^H7665 my bones ^H6106.

5 He has besieged ^H1129 H5921 and encompassed ^H5362 me with gall ^H7219 and hardship ^H8513.

6 Dark ^H4285 places ^H4285 He has made me inhabit ^H3427,

Like those who have long ^H5769 been dead ^H4191.

Gimel

7 He has walled ^H1443 me in so that I cannot ^H3808 go ^H3318 out ^H3318;

He has made ^H3513 my [fn]chain ^H5178 heavy ^H3513.

8 Even ^H1571 when ^H3588 I cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 and call ^H7768 for ^H7768 help ^H7768,

He shuts ^H5640 out ^H5640 my prayer ^H8605.

9 He has blocked ^H1443 my ways ^H1870 with cut ^H1496 stone ^H1496;

He has made ^H5753 my paths ^H5410 crooked ^H5753.

Daleth

10 He is to me like a bear ^H1677 lying ^H693 in ^H693 wait ^H693,

Like a lion ^H738 in secret ^H4565 places ^H4565.

11 He has turned ^H5493 aside ^H5493 my ways ^H1870 and torn ^H6582 me to ^H6582 pieces ^H6582;

He has made ^H8074 me desolate ^H8074.

12 He bent ^H1869 His bow ^H7198

And set ^H5324 me as a target ^H4307 for the arrow ^H2671.

He

13 He made the [fn]arrows ^H1121 of His quiver ^H827

To enter ^H935 into my [fn]inward ^H3629 parts ^H3629.

14 I have become ^H1961 a laughingstock ^H7814 to all ^H3605 my people ^H5971,

Their music ^H5058 of mockery all ^H3605 the day ^H3117.

15 He has saturated ^H7646 me with bitterness ^H4844;

He has sated ^H7301 me with wormwood ^H3939.

Vav

16 He has broken ^H1638 my teeth ^H8127 with gravel ^H2687;

He has made me cower ^H3728 in the dust ^H665.

17 My soul ^H5315 has been ^H2186 rejected ^H2186 from peace ^H7965;

I have forgotten ^H5382 goodness ^H2896.

18 So I say ^H559, “My strength ^H5331 has perished ^H6,

As well as my hopeful ^H8431 waiting ^H8431 which comes from Yahweh ^H3068.”

The Lord Will Not Reject Forever

Zayin

19 Remember ^H2142 my affliction ^H6040 and my [fn]homelessness ^H4788, the wormwood ^H3939 and gall ^H7219.

20 Surely ^H2142 my soul ^H5315 remembers ^H2142

And is bowed ^H7743 down ^H7743 within ^H5921 me.

21 This ^H2088 I will return ^H7725 to my heart ^H3820;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I will wait ^H3176 in hope ^H3176.

Heth

22 The lovingkindnesses ^H2617 of Yahweh ^H3068 [fn]indeed ^H3588 never ^H3808 cease ^H8552,

For His compassions ^H7356 never ^H3808 fail ^H3615.

23 They are new ^H2319 every morning ^H1242;

Great ^H7227 is Your faithfulness ^H530.

24 “Yahweh ^H3068 is my portion ^H2506,” says ^H559 my soul ^H5315,

“Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I wait ^H3176 for Him.”

Teth

25 Yahweh ^H3068 is good ^H2896 to those who hope ^H6960 in Him,

To the soul ^H5315 who seeks ^H1875 Him.

26 It is good ^H2896 that he waits ^H3175 silently ^H1748

For the salvation ^H8668 of Yahweh ^H3068.

27 It is good ^H2896 for a man ^H1397 that he should bear ^H5375

The yoke ^H5923 in his youth ^H5271.

Yodh

28 Let him sit ^H3427 alone ^H910 and be ^H1826 silent ^H1826

Since ^H3588 He has laid ^H5190 it on him.

29 Let him [fn]put ^H5414 his mouth ^H6310 in the dust ^H6083;

Perhaps ^H194 there ^H3426 is ^H3426 hope ^H8615.

30 Let him give ^H5414 his cheek ^H3895 to the one ^H5221 who ^H5221 strikes ^H5221 him;

Let him be saturated ^H7646 with reproach ^H2781.

Kaph

31 For the Lord ^H136 will not reject ^H2186 forever ^H5769,

32 For if ^H518 He causes ^H3013 grief ^H3013,

Then He will have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355

According to His abundant ^H7230 lovingkindness ^H2617.

33 For He does not afflict ^H6031 from ^H4480 His heart ^H3820

Or grieve ^H3013 the sons ^H1121 of men ^H376.

Lamedh

34 To crush ^H1792 under ^H8478 His feet ^H7272

All ^H3605 the prisoners ^H615 of the [fn]land ^H776,

35 To [fn]deprive ^H5186 a man ^H1397 of justice ^H4941

In the presence ^H6440 of the Most ^H5945 High ^H5945,

36 To [fn]defraud ^H5791 a man ^H120 in his legal case ^H7379—

These things the Lord ^H136 does not see ^H7200 with approval.

Mem

37 Who ^H4310 is [fn]there ^H2088 who speaks ^H559 and it happens ^H1961,

Unless ^H3808 the Lord ^H136 has commanded ^H6680 it?

38 Is it not from the mouth ^H6310 of the Most ^H5945 High ^H5945

That both calamities ^H7451 and [fn]good ^H2896 go ^H3318 forth ^H3318?

39 Why ^H4100 should any living ^H2416 [fn]person ^H120 or any man ^H1397

Complain ^H596 because ^H5921 of ^H5921 his sins ^H2399?

Nun

40 Let us search ^H2664 out ^H2664 and examine ^H2713 our ways ^H1870,

And let us return ^H7725 to Yahweh ^H3068.

41 We lift ^H5375 up ^H5375 our heart ^H3824 to our hands ^H3709

Toward ^H413 God ^H410 in heaven ^H8064;

42 We have transgressed ^H6586 and rebelled ^H4784;

You have not pardoned ^H5545.

Samekh

43 You have covered ^H5526 Yourself with anger ^H639

And pursued ^H7291 us;

You have killed ^H2026 and have not spared ^H2550.

44 You have covered ^H5526 Yourself with a cloud ^H6051

So ^H4480 that ^H4480 no ^H4480 prayer ^H8605 can pass ^H5674 through ^H5674.

45 You have made ^H7760 us mere scum ^H5501 and refuse ^H3973

In the midst ^H7130 of the peoples ^H5971.

Pe

46 All ^H3605 our enemies ^H340 have opened ^H6475 their mouths ^H6310 against ^H5921 us.

47 Panic ^H6343 and pitfall ^H6354 have befallen ^H1961 us,

Devastation ^H7612 and destruction ^H7667;

48 My [fn]eyes ^H5869 run ^H3381 down ^H3381 with streams ^H6388 of water ^H4325

Because ^H5921 of the destruction ^H7667 of the daughter ^H1323 of my people ^H5971.

Ayin

49 My eyes ^H5869 pour ^H5064 down ^H5064 unceasingly ^H3808 H1820,

Without ^H369 stopping ^H2014,

50 Until ^H5704 Yahweh ^H3068 looks ^H8259 down ^H8259

And sees ^H7200 from heaven ^H8064.

51 My eyes ^H5869 deal ^H5953 severely ^H5953 with my soul ^H5315

Because ^H4480 of all ^H3605 the daughters ^H1323 of my city ^H5892.

Tsadhe

52 My enemies ^H340 without ^H2600 cause ^H2600

Hunted ^H6679 me down ^H6679 like a bird ^H6833;

53 They have silenced ^H6789 my life in the pit ^H953

And have [fn]placed ^H3034 a stone ^H68 on me.

54 Waters ^H4325 flowed ^H6687 over ^H5921 my head ^H7218;

I said ^H559, “I am cut ^H1504 off ^H1504!”

Qoph

55 I called ^H7121 on Your name ^H8034, O Yahweh ^H3068,

Out of the lowest ^H8482 pit ^H953.

56 You have heard ^H8085 my voice ^H6963,

“Do not hide ^H5956 Your ear ^H241 from my prayer for relief ^H7309,

From my cry ^H7775 for ^H7775 help ^H7775.”

57 You drew ^H7126 near ^H7126 when ^H3117 I called ^H7121 on You;

You said ^H559, “Do not fear ^H3372!”

Resh

58 O Lord ^H136, You have pleaded ^H7378 my soul’s ^H5315 cause ^H7379;

You have redeemed ^H1350 my life ^H2416.

59 O Yahweh ^H3068, You have seen ^H7200 my oppression ^H5792;

Judge ^H8199 my case ^H4941.

60 You have seen ^H7200 all ^H3605 their vengeance ^H5360,

All ^H3605 their purposes ^H4284 against me.

Sin / Shin

61 You have heard ^H8085 their reproach ^H2781, O Yahweh ^H3068,

All ^H3605 their purposes ^H4284 against ^H5921 me.

62 The lips ^H8193 of those who rise ^H6965 against me and their whispering ^H1902

Are against ^H5921 me all ^H3605 day ^H3117 long.

63 Look ^H5027 on their sitting ^H3427 and their rising ^H7012;

I am their mocking ^H4485 song ^H4485.

Tav

64 You will recompense ^H7725 H1576 them, O Yahweh ^H3068,

According to the work ^H4639 of their hands ^H3027.

65 You will give ^H5414 them [fn]dullness ^H4044 of heart ^H3820;

Your curse ^H8381 will be on them.

66 You will pursue ^H7291 them in anger ^H639 and destroy ^H8045 them

From under ^H8478 the heavens ^H8064 of Yahweh ^H3068!