New Living Translation (NLT)
Lamentations 3
1 I am the one who has seen the afflictions that come from the rod of the LORD’s anger.
2 He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light.
3 He has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
4 He has made my skin and flesh grow old. He has broken my bones.
5 He has besieged and surrounded me with anguish and distress.
6 He has buried me in a dark place, like those long dead.
7 He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains.
8 And though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers.
9 He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; he has made my road crooked.
10 He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
11 He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated.
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