New International Reader's Version

Lamentations 3:43-48 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

43. "You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger. You have chased us. You have killed our people without pity.

44. You have covered yourself with the cloud of your anger. Our prayers can't get through to you.

45. You have made us become like trash and garbage among the nations.

46. "All of our enemies have opened their mouths wide to swallow us up.

47. We are terrified and trapped. We are broken and destroyed."

48. Streams of tears flow from my eyes. That's because my people are destroyed.