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Lamentations 3

Jeremiah Shares Israel's Affliction

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I am the manh1397 who has  aseenh7200 afflictionh6040a Because of the rodh7626 of His wrathh5678.

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He has drivenh5090a me and made me walkh1980 In  adarknessh2822 and not in lighth216.

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Surelyh389 against me He has  aturnedh2015 His handh3027 Repeatedlyh7725 allh3605 the dayh3117.

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He has caused my  afleshh1320 and my skinh5785 to wasteh1086 awayh1086, He has  bbrokenh7665 my bonesh6106.

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He has  abesiegedh1129h5921 and encompassedh5362b me with  bbitternessh7219 and hardshiph8513.

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In  adarkh4285 placesh4285 He has made me dwellh3427, Like those who have longh5769 been deadh4191.

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He has  awalledh1443 me in so that I cannoth3808 goh3318 out; He has madeh3513 my  1 bchainh5178 heavyh3513.

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Evenh1571 whenh3588 I cryh2199 out and callh7768 for helph7768, He  ashutsh8365a out my prayerh8605.

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He has  ablockedh1443 my waysh1870 with hewnh1496 stoneh1496; He has madeh5753a my pathsh5410b crookedh5753a.

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He is to me like a bearh1677 lyingh693 in waith693, Like a lionh743b in secreth4565 placesh4565.

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He has turnedh5493 asideh5493 my waysh1870 and  atornh6582 me to piecesh6582; He has madeh8074 me desolateh8074.

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He  abenth1869 His bowh7198 And  bseth5324 me as a targeth4307 for the arrowh2671.

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He made the  1arrowsh1121 of His  aquiverh827 To enterh935 into my  2inwardh3629 partsh3629.

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I have becomeh1961 a  alaughingstockh7814 to allh3605 my peopleh5971a, Their mocking  bsongh5058 allh3605 the dayh3117.

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He has  afilledh7646 me with bitternessh4844, He has madeh7301 me drunkh7301 with wormwoodh3939.

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He has  abrokenh1638 my teethh8127 with  bgravelh2687; He has made me cowerh3728 in the  cdusth665.

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My soulh5315 has beenh2186a rejectedh2186a  afrom peaceh7965; I have forgottenh5382  1happinessh2899b.

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So I sayh559, "My strengthh5331 has perishedh6, And so has my  ahopeh8431 from the LORDh3068."

Hope of Relief in God's Mercy

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Rememberh2142 my afflictionh6040a and my  1wanderingh4788, the  awormwoodh3939 and bitternessh7219.

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Surelyh2142  amy soulh5315 remembersh2142 And is  bbowedh7743 downh7743 withinh5921 me.

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Thish384 I recallh7725 to my mindh3820, Thereforeh5921h3651 I haveh3176  ahopeh3176.

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The LORD'Sh3068  alovingkindnessesh2617a  1indeedh3588 neverh3808 ceaseh8552,  bFor His compassionsh7356 neverh3808 failh3615.

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They are newh2319  aevery morningh1242; Greath7227a is  bYour faithfulnessh530.

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"The LORDh3068 is my  aportionh2506," saysh559 my soulh5315, "Thereforeh5921h3651 I  bhaveh3176 hopeh3176 in Him."

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The LORDh3068 is goodh2896a to those who  awaith6960a for Him, To the  1personh5315 who  bseeksh1875 Him.

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It is goodh2896a that he  awaitsh3175 silentlyh1748 For the salvationh8668 of the LORDh3068.

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It is goodh2896a for a manh1397 that he should bearh5375 The yokeh5923 in his youthh5271.

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Let him  asith3427 aloneh910 and be silenth1826a Sinceh3588 He has laidh5190 it on him.

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Let him  1puth5414 his mouthh6310 in the  adusth6083, Perhapsh194 thereh3426 is  bhopeh8615b.

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Let him giveh5414 his  acheekh3895 to  1the smiterh5221, Let him be filledh7646 with reproachh2781.

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For the Lordh136 will  anot rejecth2186a foreverh5769,

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For ifh518 He causesh3013 griefh3013, Then He will haveh7355  acompassionh7355 According to His abundanth7230 lovingkindnessh2617a.

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For He  adoes not afflicth6031a  1willinglyh4480h3820 Or grieveh3013 the sonsh1121 of menh376.

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To crushh1792 underh8478 His feeth7272 Allh3605 the prisonersh615 of the  1landh776,

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To  1depriveh5186 a manh1397 of  ajusticeh4941 In the presenceh6440 of the Mosth5945b Highh5945b,

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To  1 adefraudh5791 a manh120 in his lawsuith7379-- Of these things the Lordh136 does not  2approveh7200.

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Whoh4310 is  1thereh2088 who speaksh559 and it  acomesh1961 to passh1961, Unlessh3808 the Lordh136 has commandedh6680 it?

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Is it not from the mouthh6310 of the Mosth5945b Highh5945b That  1 aboth goodh2896a and illh7463a goh3318 forthh3318?

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Whyh4100 should any livingh2416a  1mortalh120, or any manh1397, Offerh596  acomplainth596  2in viewh5921 of his sinsh2399?

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Let us  aexamineh2664 and probeh2713 our waysh1870, And let us returnh7725 to the LORDh3068.

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We  alifth5375 up our hearth3824  1and handsh3709 Towardh413 Godh410 in heavenh8064;

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We have  atransgressedh6586 and rebelledh4784, You have  bnot pardonedh5545.

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You have coveredh5526a Yourself with  aangerh639 And  bpursuedh7291 us; You have slainh2026 and  chave not sparedh2550.

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You have  acoveredh5526a Yourself with a cloudh6051 Soh4480 that  bnoh4480 prayerh8605 can passh5674a throughh5674a.

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You have madeh7760 us mere  aoffscouringh5501a and refuseh3973 In the midsth7130 of the peoplesh5971a.

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Allh3605 our enemiesh340 have  aopenedh6475 their mouthsh6310 againsth5921 us.

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 aPanich6343 and pitfallh6354 have befallenh1961 us, Devastationh7612 and destructionh7667;

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My  1 aeyesh5869 runh3381 downh3381 with streamsh6388 of waterh4325 Becauseh5921 of the destructionh7667 of the daughterh1323 of my peopleh5971a.

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My eyesh5869 pourh5064 downh5064  aunceasinglyh3808h1820, Withouth369 stoppingh2014,

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Untilh5704 the LORDh3068  alooksh8259 downh8259 And seesh7200 from heavenh8064.

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My eyesh5869 bringh5953a painh5953a to my soulh5315 Becauseh4480 of allh3605 the daughtersh1323 of my cityh5892b.

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My enemiesh340  awithouth2600 causeh2600 Huntedh6679 me downh6679  blike a birdh6833;

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They have silencedh6789  1me  ain the pith953a And have  2 bplacedh3034 a stoneh68 on me.

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Watersh4325 flowedh6687  aoverh5921 my headh7218; I saidh559, "I am cuth1504 offh1504!"

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I  acalledh7121 on Your nameh8034, O LORDh3068, Out of the lowesth8482 pith953a.

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You have  aheardh8085 my voiceh6963, " bDo not hideh5956 Your earh241 from my prayer for reliefh7309, From my cryh7775 for helph7775."

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You  adrewh7126 nearh7126 whenh3117 I calledh7121 on You; You saidh559, " bDo not fearh3372a!"

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O Lordh136, You  ahave pleadedh7378 my soul'sh5315 causeh7379; You have  bredeemedh1350 my lifeh2425b.

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O LORDh3068, You have  aseenh7200 my oppressionh5792;  bJudgeh8199 my caseh4941.

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You have seenh7200 allh3605 their vengeanceh5360, Allh3605 their  aschemesh4284 against me.

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You have heardh8085 their  areproachh2781, O LORDh3068, Allh3605 their schemesh4284 againsth5921 me.

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The  alipsh8193 of my assailantsh6965 and their whisperingh1902 Are againsth5921 me allh3605 dayh3117 long.

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Lookh5027 on their  asittingh3427 and their risingh7012;  bI am their mockingh4485 songh4485.

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You will  arecompenseh7725h1576 them, O LORDh3068, According to the workh4639 of their handsh3027.

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You will giveh5414 them  1 ahardnessh4044 of hearth3820, Your curseh8381 will be on them.

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You will  apursueh7291 them in angerh639 and destroyh8045 them From underh8478 the  bheavensh8064 of the LORDh3068!



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