Lamentations 3 (kjv)

I am the man^H1397 that hath seen^H7200 affliction^H6040 by the rod^H7626 of his wrath^H5678.²He hath led^H5090 me, and brought^H3212 me into darkness^H2822, but not into light^H216.³Surely against me is he turned^H7725; he turneth^H2015 his hand^H3027 against me all the day^H3117.⁴My flesh^H1320 and my skin^H5785 hath he made old^H1086; he hath broken^H7665 my bones^H6106.⁵He hath builded against^H1129 me, and compassed^H5362 me with gall^H7219 and travail^H8513.⁶He hath set^H3427 me in dark places^H4285, as they that be dead^H4191 of old^H5769.⁷He hath hedged^H1443 me about, that I cannot get out^H3318: he hath made my chain^H5178 heavy^H3513.⁸Also when I cry^H2199 and shout^H7768, he shutteth out^H5640 my prayer^H8605.⁹He hath inclosed^H1443 my ways^H1870 with hewn stone^H1496, he hath made my paths^H5410 crooked^H5753.¹⁰He was unto me as a bear^H1677 lying in wait^H693, and as a lion^H738 in secret places^H4565.¹¹He hath turned aside^H5493 my ways^H1870, and pulled me in pieces^H6582: he hath made^H7760 me desolate^H8074.¹²He hath bent^H1869 his bow^H7198, and set^H5324 me as a mark^H4307 for the arrow^H2671.¹³He hath caused the arrows^H1121 of his quiver^H827 to enter^H935 into my reins^H3629.¹⁴I was a derision^H7814 to all my people^H5971; and their song^H5058 all the day^H3117.¹⁵He hath filled^H7646 me with bitterness^H4844, he hath made me drunken^H7301 with wormwood^H3939.¹⁶He hath also broken^H1638 my teeth^H8127 with gravel stones^H2687, he hath covered^H3728 me with ashes^H665.¹⁷And thou hast removed^H2186 my soul^H5315 far off^H2186 from peace^H7965: I forgat^H5382 prosperity^H2896.¹⁸And I said^H559, My strength^H5331 and my hope^H8431 is perished^H6 from the LORD^H3068:¹⁹Remembering^H2142 mine affliction^H6040 and my misery^H4788, the wormwood^H3939 and the gall^H7219.²⁰My soul^H5315 hath them still^H2142 in remembrance^H2142, and is humbled^H7743 in me.²¹This I recall^H7725 to my mind^H3820, therefore have I hope^H3176.

²²It is of the LORD'S^H3068 mercies^H2617 that we are not consumed^H8552, because his compassions^H7356 fail^H3615 not.²³They are new^H2319 every morning^H1242: great^H7227 is thy faithfulness^H530.²⁴The LORD^H3068 is my portion^H2506, saith^H559 my soul^H5315; therefore will I hope^H3176 in him.²⁵The LORD^H3068 is good^H2896 unto them that wait^H6960 for him, to the soul^H5315 that seeketh^H1875 him.²⁶It is good^H2896 that a man should both hope^{H3175 H2342} and quietly wait^H1748 for the salvation^H8668 of the LORD^H3068.²⁷It is good^H2896 for a man^H1397 that he bear^H5375 the yoke^H5923 in his youth^H5271.²⁸He sitteth^H3427 alone^H910 and keepeth silence^H1826, because he hath borne^H5190 it upon him.²⁹He putteth^H5414 his mouth^H6310 in the dust^H6083; if so be there may be^H3426 hope^H8615.³⁰He giveth^H5414 his cheek^H3895 to him that smiteth^H5221 him: he is filled full^H7646 with reproach^H2781.³¹For the Lord^H136 will not cast off^H2186 for ever^H5769:³²But though he cause grief^H3013, yet will he have compassion^H7355 according to the multitude^H7230 of his mercies^H2617.³³For he doth not afflict^H6031 willingly^H3820 nor grieve^H3013 the children^H1121 of men^H376.³⁴To crush^H1792 under his feet^H7272 all the prisoners^H615 of the earth^H776,³⁵To turn aside^H5186 the right^H4941 of a man^H1397 before the face^H6440 of the most High^H5945,³⁶To subvert^H5791 a man^H120 in his cause^H7379, the Lord^H136 approveth^H7200 not.

³⁷Who is he that saith^H559, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord^H136 commandeth^H6680 it not?³⁸Out of the mouth^H6310 of the most High^H5945 proceedeth^H3318 not evil^H7451 and good^H2896?³⁹Wherefore doth a living^H2416 man^H120 complain^H596, a man^H1397 for the punishment of his sins^H2399?⁴⁰Let us search^H2664 and try^H2713 our ways^H1870, and turn again^H7725 to the LORD^H3068.⁴¹Let us lift up^H5375 our heart^H3824 with our hands^H3709 unto God^H410 in the heavens^H8064.⁴²We^H5168 have transgressed^H6586 and have rebelled^H4784: thou hast not pardoned^H5545.⁴³Thou hast covered^H5526 with anger^H639, and persecuted^H7291 us: thou hast slain^H2026, thou hast not pitied^H2550.⁴⁴Thou hast covered^H5526 thyself with a cloud^H6051, that our prayer^H8605 should not pass through^H5674.⁴⁵Thou hast made^H7760 us as the offscouring^H5501 and refuse^H3973 in the midst^H7130 of the people^H5971.⁴⁶All our enemies^H341 have opened^H6475 their mouths^H6310 against us.⁴⁷Fear^H6343 and a snare^H6354 is come upon us, desolation^H7612 and destruction^H7667.⁴⁸Mine eye^H5869 runneth down^H3381 with rivers^H6388 of water^H4325 for the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971.⁴⁹Mine eye^H5869 trickleth down^H5064, and ceaseth^H1820 not, without any intermission^H2014,⁵⁰Till the LORD^H3068 look down^H8259, and behold^H7200 from heaven^H8064.⁵¹Mine eye^H5869 affecteth^H5953 mine heart^H5315 because of all the daughters^H1323 of my city^H5892.⁵²Mine enemies^H341 chased^H6679 me sore^H6679, like a bird^H6833, without cause^H2600.⁵³They have cut off^H6789 my life^H2416 in the dungeon^H953, and cast^H3034 a stone^H68 upon me.⁵⁴Waters^H4325 flowed over^H6687 mine head^H7218; then I said^H559, I am cut off^H1504.

⁵⁵I called^H7121 upon thy name^H8034, O LORD^H3068, out of the low^H8482 dungeon^H953.⁵⁶Thou hast heard^H8085 my voice^H6963: hide^H5956 not thine ear^H241 at my breathing^H7309, at my cry^H7775.⁵⁷Thou drewest near^H7126 in the day^H3117 that I called^H7121 upon thee: thou saidst^H559, Fear^H3372 not.⁵⁸O Lord^H136, thou hast pleaded^H7378 the causes^H7379 of my soul^H5315; thou hast redeemed^H1350 my life^H2416.⁵⁹O LORD^H3068, thou hast seen^H7200 my wrong^H5792: judge^H8199 thou my cause^H4941.⁶⁰Thou hast seen^H7200 all their vengeance^H5360 and all their imaginations^H4284 against me.⁶¹Thou hast heard^H8085 their reproach^H2781, O LORD^H3068, and all their imaginations^H4284 against me;⁶²The lips^H8193 of those that rose up^H6965 against me, and their device^H1902 against me all the day^H3117.⁶³Behold^H5027 their sitting down^H3427, and their rising up^H7012; I am their musick^H4485.

⁶⁴Render^H7725 unto them a recompence^H1576, O LORD^H3068, according to the work^H4639 of their hands^H3027.⁶⁵Give^H5414 them sorrow^H4044 of heart^H3820, thy curse^H8381 unto them.⁶⁶Persecute^H7291 and destroy^H8045 them in anger^H639 from under the heavens^H8064 of the LORD^H3068.