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Lamentations 3:49-66
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Lamentations 3:49-66
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
49 My eyes will flow without ceasing,
without rest,
50 Until the Lord from heaven
looks down and sees.
51 I am tormented by the sight
of all the daughters of my city.
52 Without cause, my enemies snared me
as though I were a bird;
53 They tried to end my life in the pit,
pelting me with stones.
54 The waters flowed over my head:
and I said, “I am lost!”(A)
55 I have called upon your name, O Lord,(B)
from the bottom of the pit;
56 You heard me call, “Do not let your ear be deaf
to my cry for help.”
57 You drew near on the day I called you;
you said, “Do not fear!”
58 You pleaded my case, Lord,
you redeemed my life.
59 You see, Lord, how I am wronged;
do me justice!(C)
60 You see all their vindictiveness,
all their plots against me.
61 You hear their reproach, Lord,
all their plots against me,
62 The whispered murmurings of my adversaries,
against me all day long;
63 Look! Whether they sit or stand,
I am the butt of their taunt.
64 Give them what they deserve, Lord,
according to their deeds;
65 Give them hardness of heart;
your curse be upon them;(D)
66 Pursue them in wrath and destroy them
from under the Lord’s heaven!
Lamentations 3:49-66
New International Version
Lamentations 3:49-66
New International Version
49 My eyes will flow unceasingly,
without relief,(A)
50 until the Lord looks down
from heaven and sees.(B)
51 What I see brings grief to my soul
because of all the women of my city.
52 Those who were my enemies without cause
hunted me like a bird.(C)
53 They tried to end my life in a pit(D)
and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,(E)
and I thought I was about to perish.(F)
55 I called on your name, Lord,
from the depths(G) of the pit.(H)
56 You heard my plea:(I) “Do not close your ears
to my cry for relief.”
57 You came near(J) when I called you,
and you said, “Do not fear.”(K)
58 You, Lord, took up my case;(L)
you redeemed my life.(M)
59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.(N)
Uphold my cause!(O)
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,
all their plots against me.(P)
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