New English Translation

Lamentations 3:42-52 New English Translation (NET)

42. “We have blatantly rebelled;you have not forgiven.”ס (Samek)

43. You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us;you killed without mercy.

44. You shrouded yourself with a cloudso that no prayer can get through.

45. You make us like filthy scumin the estimation of the nations.פ (Pe)

46. All our enemies have gloated over us;

47. Panic and pitfall have come upon us,devastation and destruction.

48. Streams of tears flow from my eyesbecause my people are destroyed.ע (Ayin)

49. Tears flow from my eyes and will not stop;there will be no break

50. until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what has happened.

51. What my eyes see grieves me – all the suffering of the daughters in my city.צ (Tsade)

52. For no good reason my enemieshunted me down like a bird.