YLT - Lamentations - 3

3:1  I am the man who hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.

3:2  Me He hath led, and causeth to go in darkness, and without light.

3:3  Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.

3:4  He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.

3:5  He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.

3:6  In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.

3:7  He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.

3:8  Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.

3:9  He hath hedged my ways with hewn work, My paths He hath made crooked.

3:10  A bear lying in wait He is to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.

3:11  My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

3:12  He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.

3:13  He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.

3:14  I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.

3:15  He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me with wormwood.

3:16  And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.

3:17  And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.

3:18  And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

3:19  Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!

3:20  Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

3:21  This I turn to my heart--therefore I hope.

3:22  The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

3:23  New every morning, abundant is thy faithfulness.

3:24  My portion is Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

3:25  Good is Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul that seeketh Him.

3:26  Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

3:27  Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

3:28  He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid it upon him.

3:29  He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

3:30  He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

3:31  For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

3:32  For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

3:33  For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

3:34  To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

3:35  To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

3:36  To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

3:37  Who is this--he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it ?

3:38  From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

3:39  What--sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

3:40  We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

3:41  We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.

3:42  We--we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou--Thou hast not forgiven.

3:43  Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain--Thou hast not pitied.

3:44  Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.

3:45  Offscouring and refuse Thou dost make us In the midst of the peoples.

3:46  Opened against us their mouth have all our enemies.

3:47  Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.

3:48  Rivulets of water go down my eye, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.

3:49  Mine eye is poured out, And doth not cease without intermission,

3:50  Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

3:51  My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

3:52  Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

3:53  They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.

3:54  Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

3:55  I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

3:56  My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing--at my cry.

3:57  Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

3:58  Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

3:59  Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

3:60  Thou hast seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.

3:61  Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,

3:62  The lips of my withstanders, Even their meditation against me all the day.

3:63  Their sitting down, and their rising up, Behold attentively, I am their song.

3:64  Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

3:65  Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.

3:66  Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!