Holman Christian Standard Bible

Lamentations 3:11-19 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11. He forced me off my way and tore me to pieces;He left me desolate.

12. He strung His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

13. He pierced my kidneyswith His arrows.

14. I am a laughingstock to all my people, mocked by their songs all day long.

15. He filled me with bitterness,satiated me with wormwood.

16. He ground my teeth on gravel and made me cower in the dust.

17. My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.

18. Then I thought: My future is lost,as well as my hope from the Lord.

19. Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.