1. I AM [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath.
2. He has led me and brought me into darkness and not light.
3. Surely He has turned away from me; His hand is against me all the day.
4. My flesh and my skin has He worn out and made old; He has shattered my bones.
5. He has built up [siege mounds] against me and surrounded me with bitterness, tribulation, and anguish.
6. He has caused me to dwell in dark places like those long dead.
7. He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain.