Lamentations 3:43–47

43 “You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us;

you have slain without pity.

44 You have covered yourself with a cloud

so that no prayer can get through.

45 You have made us scum and refuse

among the nations.

46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths

wide against us.

47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,

ruin and destruction.”

43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

43 “You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down,

and slaughtered us without mercy.

44 You have hidden yourself in a cloud

so our prayers cannot reach you.

45 You have discarded us as refuse and garbage

among the nations.

46 “All our enemies

have spoken out against us.

47 We are filled with fear,

for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”

43 You have covered Yourself with anger

And pursued us;

You have slain and not pitied.

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud,

That prayer should not pass through.

45 You have made us an offscouring and refuse

In the midst of the peoples.

46 All our enemies

Have opened their mouths against us.

47 Fear and a snare have come upon us,

Desolation and destruction.

43 “You wrapped yourself in anger and chased us;

you killed us without mercy.

44 You wrapped yourself in a cloud,

and no prayer could get through.

45 You made us like scum and trash

among the other nations.

46 “All of our enemies

open their mouths and speak against us.

47 We have been frightened and fearful,

ruined and destroyed.”

43 Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, so that no prayer can pass through. 45 Thou hast made us an offscouring and refuse in the midst of the peoples. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us. 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.

43 Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not spared. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the peoples. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us. 47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin.

43 You covered yourself with anger and pursued us. 

You killed without pity. 

44 You covered yourself with a cloud 

so that no prayer could get through it. 

45 You made us the scum and trash of the nations. 

46 All our enemies gawk at us. 

47 Panic and pitfalls have found us, so have devastation and destruction. 

43 You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;

You have killed without compassion.

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud

so that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us disgusting filth

among the peoples.

46 All our enemies

open their mouths against us.

47 We have experienced panic and pitfall,

devastation and destruction.

43 You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,

killing without pity;

44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud

so that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us filth and rubbish

among the peoples.

46 All our enemies

have opened their mouths against us;

47 panic and pitfall have come upon us,

devastation and destruction.

43 You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us,

you have slain and not shown mercy.

44 You have covered yourself in a cloud

so that prayer cannot pass through.

45 You have made us scum and refuse

in the midst of the nations.

46 All our enemies

have opened their mouth against us.

47 Fear and a pit have come upon us,

desolation and destruction.

43 “You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger.

You have chased us.

You have killed our people without pity.

44 You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger.

Our prayers can’t get through to you.

45 You have made us become like trash and garbage

among the nations.

46 “All of our enemies have opened their mouths wide

to swallow us up.

47 We are terrified and trapped.

We are broken and destroyed.”

43 You have covered Yourself with anger

And pursued us;

You have slain and have not spared.

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud

So that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us mere offscouring and refuse

In the midst of the peoples.

46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

47 Panic and pitfall have befallen us,

Devastation and destruction;