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Lamentations 3:46–59

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46pAll our enemies qhave opened their mouths against us.

47rFear and ra snare is come upon us, desolation and sdestruction.

48tMine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

49pMine eye utrickleth down, and vceaseth not, uwithout any intermission,

50Till wthe Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

51Mine eye xaffecteth †mine heart ||because of all the daughters of my city.

52Mine enemies ychased me sore, zlike a bird, awithout cause.

53They have bcut off my life cin the dungeon, and dcast a stone upon me.

54eWaters flowed over mine head; then fI said, fgI am cut off.

55hI called upon thy name, O Lord, iout of the low dungeon.

56hkThou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my lbreathing, at my cry.

57mThou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: nthou saidst, Fear not.

58O Lord, thou hast oppleaded the causes of my soul; pqthou hast redeemed my life.

59O Lord, thou hast seen my rwrong: sjudge thou my cause.

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Footnotes

  1. pComp. ch. 2:16, 17. & 4:16, 17.
  2. qSee ch. 2:16.
  3. tPs. 119:136. So ch. 1:16. & 2:11. See Jer. 9:1.
  4. pComp. ch. 2:16, 17. & 4:16, 17.
  5. uPs. 77:2 (Heb.). See ch. 2:18.
  6. uPs. 77:2 (Heb.). See ch. 2:18.
  7. wSo Isai. 63:15. See Ps. 14:2.
  8. xSee ch. 1:12.
  9. †Heb. my soul. ver. 20.
  10. ||Or, more than all. As in ch. 4:6.
  11. ySo ch. 4:18 (Heb.).
  12. aSee Ps. 35:19.
  13. bPs. 119:139 marg.
  14. dDan. 6:17. Comp. Job 12:14.
  15. eSo Ps 69:2. See Job 22:11.
  16. fSee Ps. 31:22. So ver. 18.
  17. fSee Ps. 31:22. So ver. 18.
  18. hSo Ps. 130:1. Jonah 2:2.
  19. iPs. 88:6. See Ps. 63:9.
  20. hSo Ps. 130:1. Jonah 2:2.
  21. kSo Ps. 3:4. & 6:8. & 18:6. & 66:19. & 116:1.
  22. lEx. 8:15. So Es 4:14 in the Heb.
  23. mComp. James 4:8.
  24. nSo Josh. 1:9.
  25. oSee 1 Sam. 24:15.
  26. qSo Ps. 34:22. & 71:23.
  27. rSee ver. 9.
  28. sSo Ps. 9:4. & 35:23.

Cross references

  1. rIsai. 24:17. Jer. 48:43.
  2. rIsai. 24:17. Jer. 48:43.
  3. sIsai. 51:19.
  4. vJer. 14:17.
  5. zPs. 11:1.
  6. cJer. 37:16. & 38:6, 9, 10.
  7. gPs. 88:5. Ezek. 37:11.
  8. pPs. 119:154.
  9. pPs. 119:154.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“All our enemies

open their mouths against us;

panic and pitfall have come upon us,

devastation and destruction;

my eyes flow with rivers of tears

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

“My eyes will flow without ceasing,

without respite,

until the Lord from heaven

looks down and sees;

my eyes cause me grief

at the fate of all the daughters of my city.

“I have been hunted like a bird

by those who were my enemies without cause;

they flung me alive into the pit

and cast stones on me;

water closed over my head;

I said, ‘I am lost.’

“I called on your name, O Lord,

from the depths of the pit;

you heard my plea, ‘Do not close

your ear to my cry for help!’

You came near when I called on you;

you said, ‘Do not fear!’

“You have taken up my cause, O Lord;

you have redeemed my life.

You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord;

judge my cause.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“All our enemies have opened their mouths

wide against us.

We have suffered terror and pitfalls,

ruin and destruction.”

Streams of tears flow from my eyes

because my people are destroyed.

My eyes will flow unceasingly,

without relief,

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

What I see brings grief to my soul

because of all the women of my city.

Those who were my enemies without cause

hunted me like a bird.

They tried to end my life in a pit

and threw stones at me;

the waters closed over my head,

and I thought I was about to perish.

I called on your name, Lord,

from the depths of the pit.

You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears

to my cry for relief.”

You came near when I called you,

and you said, “Do not fear.”

You, Lord, took up my case;

you redeemed my life.

Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.

Uphold my cause!

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“All our enemies

open their mouths against us.

We have experienced panic and pitfall,

devastation and destruction.”

My eyes flow with streams of tears

because of the destruction of my dear people.

My eyes overflow unceasingly,

without end,

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

My eyes bring me grief

because of the fate of all the women in my city.

For no reason, my enemies

hunted me like a bird.

They smothered my life in a pit

and threw stones on me.

Water flooded over my head,

and I thought, “I’m going to die!”

I called on your name, Lord,

from the depths of the pit.

You heard my plea:

Do not ignore my cry for relief.

You came near whenever I called you;

you said, “Do not be afraid.”

You championed my cause, Lord;

you redeemed my life.

Lord, you saw the wrong done to me;

judge my case.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“All our enemies

have spoken out against us.

We are filled with fear,

for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”

Tears stream from my eyes

because of the destruction of my people!

My tears flow endlessly;

they will not stop

until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.

My heart is breaking

over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.

My enemies, whom I have never harmed,

hunted me down like a bird.

They threw me into a pit

and dropped stones on me.

The water rose over my head,

and I cried out, “This is the end!”

But I called on your name, Lord,

from deep within the pit.

You heard me when I cried, “Listen to my pleading!

Hear my cry for help!”

Yes, you came when I called;

you told me, “Do not fear.”

Lord, you have come to my defense;

you have redeemed my life.

You have seen the wrong they have done to me, Lord.

Be my judge, and prove me right.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All our enemies

have opened their mouth against us.

Fear and a pit have come upon us,

desolation and destruction.

Channels of water run down my eyes

because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

My eyes have poured down unceasingly

without respite,

until Yahweh looks down

and sees from heaven.

My eyes inflict my soul

because of all the daughters of my city.

My enemies hunt me without cause,

like a bird.

They have silenced me in a pit,

they have thrown a stone at me.

Water has flown over my head,

I said, “I am cut off.”

I have called your name, O Yahweh,

from the depths of the pit.

You have heard my cry, “Do not shut your ear

to my cry for help, for my relief!”

You came near on a day when I called you,

you said, “Do not fear!”

O Lord, you have pleaded for my cause,

you have redeemed my life.

You have seen my injustice, O Yahweh;

judge my case.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press