New Living Translation (NLT)
Lamentations 3
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.
12 He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
13 He shot his arrows deep into my heart.
14 My own people laugh at me. All day long they sing their mocking songs.
15 He has filled me with bitterness and given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.
16 He has made me chew on gravel. He has rolled me in the dust.
17 Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18 I cry out, “My splendor is gone! Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!”
19 The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words.
20 I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.