Holman Christian Standard Bible

Lamentations 3:9-16 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

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.