Lamentations 3:3–5

3 indeed, he has turned his hand against me

again and again, all day long.

4 He has made my skin and my flesh grow old

and has broken my bones.

5 He has besieged me and surrounded me

with bitterness and hardship.

3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

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.

3 Surely He has turned His hand against me

Time and time again throughout the day.

4 He has aged my flesh and my skin,

And broken my bones.

5 He has besieged me

And surrounded me with bitterness and woe.

3 He turned his hand against me

again and again, all day long.

4 He wore out my flesh and skin

and broke my bones.

5 He surrounded me with sadness

and attacked me with grief.

3 Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

3 Surely against me hath he turned again and again his hand all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he wasted away, he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath built against me, and encompassed me with gall and toil.

3 He beat me again and again all day long. 

4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away. 

He has broken my bones. 

5 He has attacked me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. 

3 Yes, He repeatedly turns His hand

against me all day long.

4 He has worn away my flesh and skin;

He has shattered my bones.

5 He has laid siege against me,

encircling me with bitterness and hardship.

3 against me alone he turns his hand,

again and again, all day long.

4 He has made my flesh and my skin waste away;

he has broken my bones;

5 he has besieged and enveloped me

with bitterness and tribulation;

3 Surely he has turned his hand against me,

all day long.

4 He has worn out my flesh and skin,

he has broken my bones.

5 He has besieged and engulfed me

with bitterness and hardship.

3 He has turned his powerful hand against me.

He has done it again and again, all day long.

4 He has worn my body out.

He has broken my bones.

5 He has surrounded me and attacked me.

He has made me suffer bitterly.

He has made things hard for me.

3 Surely against me He has turned His hand

Repeatedly all the day.

4 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away,

He has broken my bones.

5 He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.