“I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”
Lamentations 3
61 of 66 verses have a reading · Berean Standard Bible
Hear this chapter in one voice
CS
Chuck Smith43
DM
Dan Mast39
DT
Duane Troyer25
BL
Brian Long24
JM
John Murray11
DW
David Wilkerson8
MG
Milton Green7
CS
C.H. Spurgeon7
ZP
Zac Poonen7
JP
John Piper7
All voices →
Chuck Smith43
DM
Dan Mast39
DT
Duane Troyer25
BL
Brian Long24
JM
John Murray11
DW
David Wilkerson8
MG
Milton Green7
CS
C.H. Spurgeon7
ZP
Zac Poonen7
JP
John Piper7
All voices →
1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God's wrath.
“I am the man who had seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”
“I am the man that has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”
2He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
“He has led me and made me walk in darkness and not in light.”
“He has led me and made me walk in darkness and not in light.”
“He hath led me and brought me into darkness, but not into light.”
“He hath led me and brought me into darkness, but not into light.”
“He has led me and brought me into darkness, but not into light.”
“He hath led me and brought me into darkness and not into light.”
3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
“Surely he has turned his hand against me time and time again throughout the day.”
“Surely against me is he turned. He turneth his hand against me all the day.”
“Surely against me is he turned. He's turned his hand against me all the day.”
4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
“My flesh and my skin hath he made old. He hath broken my bones.”
“He has aged my flesh and my skin and broken my bones.”
“he has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away. He has broken my bones.”
“My flesh and my skin hath he made old. He hath broken my bones.”
5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
“He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and woe.”
“He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and travail.”
6He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
“He has set me in dark places like the dead of long ago.”
“he hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.”
“He hath set me in dark places as they that be dead of old.”
7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
“He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out. He has made my chains heavy.”
“he hath hedged me about that I cannot get out. He hath made my chain heavy,”
“He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out. He hath made my chain heavy.”
“He has heads me in so that I cannot get out. He has made my chain heavy.”
8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
“Even when I cry and shout, he shuts out my prayer.”
“Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.”
“when I cry and shout, he shuts out my prayer.”
“when I cry and shout he shuts out my prayer.”
“When I cry and I shout, he shuts out my prayer.”
9He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
“He has blocked my ways with hewn stones. He has made my paths crooked.”
“He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone. He hath made my paths crooked.”
10He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
“He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.”
“He has been to me a bear lying in wait like a lion in ambush.”
“He was unto me as a bear lying in wait and as a lion in secret places.”
11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
“He has turned aside my ways and torn me in pieces. He has made me desolate.”
“He hath turned aside my ways and pulled me in pieces. He hath made me desolate.”
“He has turned aside my ways and pulled me in pieces. He has made me desolate.”
“He hath turned aside my ways and pulled me in pieces. And hath made me desolate.”
12He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
“He has bent his bow and set me up as a target for the arrow.”
“He hath bent his bow and set me as a mark for the arrow.”
“He bent his bow and set me as a target for the”
13He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.
“He has caused the arrow of his quiver to pierce my loins.”
“He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.”
“made the errors of his quiver to enter into my inward parts.”
“He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.”
14I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
“I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day.”
“I have become the ridicule of all my people. Their taunting song all the day.”
“I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day.”
15He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
“He has filled me with bitterness. He has made me drunken with wormwood.”
“He has filled me with bitterness. He has made me drink wormwood.”
“He hath filled me with bitterness. He hath made me drunken with wormwood.”
16He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
“He has also broken my teeth with gravel and covered me with ashes.”
“He hath also broken my teeth with gravel and stones. He hath covered me with ashes.”
17My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
“You have moved my soul far from peace. I have forgotten prosperity.”
“Thou hast removed my soul far off from peace. I forgot prosperity.”
18So I say, "My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD."
“and I said, my strength and my hope is perished from the Lord.”
“And I said my strength and my hope have perished from the Lord.”
“I said my strength and my hope is perished from the Lord.”
19Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall,”
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall,”
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.”
“Remember my affliction and roaming and the wormwood and the gall.”
20Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.
“my soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.”
“my soul hath them still in remembrance and is humbled in me.”
“My soul still remembers and sinks within me.”
“My soul hath them still in remembrance and is humbled in me,”
“My soul hath them still in remembrance and is humbled in me.”
21Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
“this I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.”
“this I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.”
“This I recall to my mind. Therefore have I hope.”
“This I recall to my mind. Therefore, I have hope”
“This. I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.”
“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.”
22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not.”
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Because His compassions fail not.”
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed. Because his compassions fail not.”
“it is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not.”
“it is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.”
23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
“They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.”
“They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness”
“They are new. Every morning. Great is thy. Faithfulness.”
“They are new every morning. Great is Your faithfulness,”
“They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.”
“They are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness.”
24"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him."
“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul, therefore will I hope in Him.”
“The Lord is my portion says my soul. Therefore I hope in him.”
“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul. Therefore will I hope in Him.”
“The Lord is my portion says my soul. Therefore. I have hope in him.”
“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul. Therefore will I hope in Him.”
“The Lord is my portion, says my soul. Therefore, I have hope in him.”
25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him. To the soul that seeketh Him.”
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.”
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him to the person who seeks him.”
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.”
“The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.”
“The Lord is good to those who wait for him. To the soul who seeks him.”
26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
“it is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
“It is good for a man that he should bear the yoke in his youth.”
“it is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth,”
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth,”
“It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth.”
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.”
“it is good for a young man to bear the yoke in his youth.”
28Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
“Let him sit alone and be silent since he has laid it on him.”
“he sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he hath borne it upon him,”
“Let him sit alone and keep silent. Because God has laid it on him.”
“he sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.”
“He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he has borne it upon him.”
29Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
“Let him put his mouth in the dust, perhaps there is hope.”
“he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”
“He putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”
“He puts his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”
“He puts his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.”
30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
“He giveth his cheek to Him that smiteth him. He is filled full with reproach.”
“Let him give his cheek to the smiter. Let him be filled with reproach,”
“He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him, he is filled full with reproach.”
“He gives his cheek to him that smiteth him. He is filled full of reproach,”
31For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
“for the Lord will not reject forever.”
“for the Lord will not cast off forever.”
“for the Lord will not cast off forever.”
“for the Lord will not cast off forever.”
“for Him. The Lord will not cast off forever.”
32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
“But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.”
“Though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.”
“though he cause grief. Yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies”
“Though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.”
33For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
“For He does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.”
“For he does not afflict Willingly or grieve the sons of men.”
“For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men,”
“He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.”
“He does not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men,”
“He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men”
34To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
“To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth.”
“to crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,”
“to crush under his feet all the places of the earth”
35to deny a man justice before the Most High,
“To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High.”
“to turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,”
36to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.
“To subvert a man in his cause the Lord approves not.”
“to subvert a man in his cause the Lord approves not.”
37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commanded it not?”
“Who has spoken and it came to pass unless the Lord has commanded it?”
“Who is there who speaks, and it comes to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?”
“Who is he that saith and it cometh to pass when the Lord commandeth it not?”
“who has spoken and it came to pass Unless the Lord has commanded it.”
“who is there who speaks when it comes to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?”
38Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
“Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and ill go forth?”
“Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and ill go forth?”
“Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good.”
“Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad? Come”
“Out of the mouth of the Most High proceeds not evil and good.”
39Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins,”
“Why should any living mortal or any man offer complaint in view of his sins”
“Why should any living mortal, or any man, offer complaint in view of his sin?”
“Why should a living man complain? A man for the punishment of his sins,”
“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”
“why does a living man complain a man for the punishment of his sins?”
40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
“Let us examine and probe our ways and let us return to the Lord.”
“let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord.”
“Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord.”
“let us examine and probe our ways and let us return to the Lord.”
“let us examine and probe our ways and let us return to the Lord.”
“Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord.”
41Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
“let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in Heaven.”
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto the God in the heavens.”
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.”
“let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto the God in the heavens.”
42"We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven."
“we have transgressed and have rebelled. Thou hast not pardoned.”
43You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
“Thou hast covered with anger and persecuted us. Thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.”
44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
“Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through.”
“You have covered yourself with a cloud that our prayers should not pass through.”
“thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.”
“Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud that our prayers should not pass through.”
“Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud that our prayer should not pass.”
45You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
“Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.”
“Thou hast made us as the off -scouring and refuse in the midst of the people.”
46All our enemies open their mouths against us.
“All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.”
“All of our enemies have opened their mouths against us.”
47Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.
“Fear and a snare has come upon us. Desolation and destruction.”
“Fear and a snare has come upon us, desolation and destruction.”
48Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
“Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“Mine eyes runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughters of my people.”
49My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
“Mine eye trickleth down and ceaseth not without any intermission.”
50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
“Till the Lord look down and behold from heaven.”
“till the Lord looks down and beholds from heaven.”
51My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
“eye affecteth mine heart because of all of the daughters of my city.”
“Mine eye affecteth my heart because of all the daughters of my city.”
52Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.
no reading yet
53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
“They have cut off my life in the dungeon and cast a stone upon me.”
54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
no reading yet
55I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
“I called upon Thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.”
“I called upon Thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.”
“I called on thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.”
56You heard my plea: "Do not ignore my cry for relief."
“Thou hast heard my voice. Hide not Thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.”
57You drew near when I called on You; You said, "Do not be afraid."
“Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee. Thou saidst, Fear not.”
58You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
“O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul. Thou hast redeemed my life.”
“O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul. Thou hast redeemed my life.”
59You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
“O Lord, Thou hast seen my wrong. Judge Thou my cause.”
60You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
“Thou hast seen all their vengeance and their imaginations against me.”
61O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
no reading yet
62the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.
“The lips of those that rose up against me and the device against me all the day.”
63When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
no reading yet
64You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
“Render unto them recompense, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.”
65Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
no reading yet
66You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.
“Persecute and destroy them in the anger from under the heavens of the Lord.”