Holman Christian Standard Bible

Lamentations 3:4-11 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

4. He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

5. He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship.

6. He has made me dwell in darknesslike those who have been dead for ages.

7. He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.

8. Even when I cry out and plead for help,He rejects my prayer.

9. He has walled in my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.

10. He is a bear waiting in ambush,a lion in hiding.

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