Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

Lamentations 3

1 The faithful bewail their calamities. 22 By the mercies of God they nourish their hope. 37 They acknowledge God's justice. 55 They pray for deliverance, 64 and vengeance on their enemies.

 3:1 ¶ I x589 [am] the man 1397 [that] hath seen 7200 z8804 affliction 6040 by the rod 7626 of his wrath. 5678

 3:2 He hath led 5090 z8804 me, and brought y3212 z8686 x1980 [me into] darkness, 2822 but not x3808 [into] light. 216

 3:3 Surely x389 against me is he turned; 7725 z8799 he turneth 2015 z8799 his hand 3027 [against me] all x3605 the day. 3117

 3:4 My flesh 1320 and my skin 5785 hath he made old; 1086 z8765 he hath broken 7665 z8765 my bones. 6106

 3:5 He hath builded x1129 against y1129 z8804 x5921 me, and compassed 5362 z8686 [me] with gall 7219 and travail. 8513

 3:6 He hath set 3427 z8689 me in dark places, 4285 as [they that be] dead 4191 z8801 of old. 5769

 3:7 He hath hedged 1443 z8804 me about, x1157 that I cannot x3808 get out: 3318 z8799 he hath made my chain y5178 heavy. 3513 z8689 x5178

 3:8 Also x1571 when x3588 I cry 2199 z8799 and shout, 7768 z8762 he shutteth out 5640 z8804 my prayer. 8605

 3:9 He hath inclosed 1443 z8804 my ways 1870 with hewn stone, 1496 he hath made my paths y5410 crooked. 5753 z8765 x5410

 3:10 He x1931 [was] unto me [as] a bear 1677 lying in wait, 693 z8802 [and as] a lion 738 in secret places. 4565

 3:11 He hath turned aside 5493 z8790 my ways, 1870 and pulled me in pieces: 6582 z8762 he hath made 7760 z8804 me desolate. 8074 z8802

 3:12 He hath bent 1869 z8804 his bow, 7198 and set 5324 z8686 me as a mark 4307 for the arrow. 2671

 3:13 He hath caused the arrows 1121 of his quiver 827 to enter 935 z8689 into my reins. 3629

 3:14 I was x1961 a derision 7814 to all x3605 my people; 5971 [and] their song 5058 all x3605 the day. 3117

 3:15 He hath filled 7646 z8689 me with bitterness, 4844 he hath made me drunken 7301 z8689 with wormwood. 3939

 3:16 He hath also broken 1638 z8686 my teeth 8127 with gravel stones, 2687 he hath covered 3728 z8689 me with ashes. 665

 3:17 And thou hast removed y2186 z0 my soul y5315 far off 2186 z8799 x5315 from peace: 7965 x4480 I forgat 5382 z8804 prosperity. 2896

 3:18 And I said, 559 z8799 My strength 5331 and my hope 8431 is perished 6 z8804 from the LORD: 3068 x4480

 3:19 Remembering 2142 z8798 mine affliction 6040 and my misery, 4788 the wormwood 3939 and the gall. 7219

 3:20 My soul 5315 hath [them] still y2142 z8800 in remembrance, 2142 z8799 and is humbled 7743 z8686 in x5921 me.

 3:21 This x2063 I recall 7725 z8686 to x413 my mind, 3820 therefore x5921 x3651 have I hope. 3176 z8686

 3:22 ¶ [It is of] the LORD'S 3068 mercies 2617 that x3588 we are not x3808 consumed, 8552 z8804 because x3588 his compassions 7356 fail 3615 z8804 not. x3808

 3:23 [They are] new 2319 every morning: 1242 great 7227 [is] thy faithfulness. 530

 3:24 The LORD 3068 [is] my portion, 2506 saith 559 z8804 my soul; 5315 therefore x5921 x3651 will I hope 3176 z8686 in him.

 3:25 The LORD 3068 [is] good 2896 unto them that wait y6960 z8802 for x6960 him, to the soul 5315 [that] seeketh 1875 z8799 him.

 3:26 [It is] good 2896 that [a man] should both hope 3175 z8675 y2342 z8799 and quietly wait 1748 for the salvation 8668 of the LORD. 3068

 3:27 [It is] good 2896 for a man 1397 that x3588 he bear 5375 z8799 the yoke 5923 in his youth. 5271

 3:28 He sitteth 3427 z8799 alone 910 and keepeth silence, 1826 z8799 because x3588 he hath borne 5190 z8804 [it] upon x5921 him.

 3:29 He putteth 5414 z8799 his mouth 6310 in the dust; 6083 if so be x194 there may be 3426 hope. 8615

 3:30 He giveth 5414 z8799 [his] cheek 3895 to him that smiteth 5221 z8688 him: he is filled full 7646 z8799 with reproach. 2781

 3:31 For x3588 the Lord 136 will not x3808 cast off 2186 z8799 for ever: 5769

 3:32 But x3588 though x518 he cause grief, 3013 z8689 yet will he have compassion 7355 z8765 according to the multitude 7230 of his mercies. 2617

 3:33 For x3588 he doth not x3808 afflict 6031 z8765 willingly 3820 x4480 nor grieve 3013 z8762 the children 1121 of men. 376

 3:34 To crush 1792 z8763 under x8478 his feet 7272 all x3605 the prisoners 615 of the earth, 776

 3:35 To turn aside 5186 z8687 the right 4941 of a man 1397 before x5048 the face 6440 of the most High, 5945

 3:36 To subvert 5791 z8763 a man 120 in his cause, 7379 the Lord 136 approveth 7200 z8804 not. x3808

 3:37 ¶ Who x4310 [is] he x2088 [that] saith, 559 z8804 and it cometh to pass, x1961 [when] the Lord 136 commandeth 6680 z8765 [it] not? x3808

 3:38 Out of the mouth 6310 x4480 of the most High 5945 proceedeth 3318 z8799 not x3808 evil 7451 and good? 2896

 3:39 Wherefore x4100 doth a living 2416 man 120 complain, 596 z8691 a man 1397 for x5921 the punishment of his sins? 2399

 3:40 Let us search 2664 z8799 and try 2713 z8799 our ways, 1870 and turn again 7725 z8799 to x5704 the LORD. 3068

 3:41 Let us lift up 5375 z8799 our heart 3824 with x413 [our] hands 3709 unto x413 God 410 in the heavens. 8064

 3:42 We 5168 have transgressed 6586 z8804 and have rebelled: 4784 z8804 thou x859 hast not x3808 pardoned. 5545 z8804

 3:43 Thou hast covered 5526 z8804 with anger, 639 and persecuted 7291 z8799 us: thou hast slain, 2026 z8804 thou hast not x3808 pitied. 2550 z8804

 3:44 Thou hast covered 5526 z8804 thyself with a cloud, 6051 that [our] prayer 8605 should not pass through. 5674 z8800 x4480

 3:45 Thou hast made 7760 z8799 us [as] the offscouring 5501 and refuse 3973 in the midst 7130 of the people. 5971

 3:46 All x3605 our enemies 341 z8802 have opened 6475 z8804 their mouths 6310 against x5921 us.

 3:47 Fear 6343 and a snare 6354 is come x1961 upon us, desolation 7612 and destruction. 7667

 3:48 Mine eye 5869 runneth down 3381 z8799 with rivers 6388 of water 4325 for x5921 the destruction 7667 of the daughter 1323 of my people. 5971

 3:49 Mine eye 5869 trickleth down, 5064 z8738 and ceaseth 1820 z8799 not, x3808 without any x4480 x369 intermission, 2014

 3:50 Till x5704 the LORD 3068 look down, 8259 z8686 and behold 7200 z8799 from heaven. 8064 x4480

 3:51 Mine eye 5869 affecteth 5953 z8782 mine heart 5315 because of all x4480 x3605 the daughters 1323 of my city. 5892

 3:52 Mine enemies 341 z8802 chased y6679 z8804 me sore, 6679 z8800 like a bird, 6833 without cause. 2600

 3:53 They have cut off 6789 z8804 my life 2416 in the dungeon, 953 and cast 3034 z8762 a stone 68 upon me.

 3:54 Waters 4325 flowed x6687 over y6687 z8804 x5921 mine head; 7218 [then] I said, 559 z8804 I am cut off. 1504 z8738

 3:55 ¶ I called y7121 z8804 upon x7121 thy name, 8034 O LORD, 3068 out of the low y8482 dungeon. 953 x4480 x8482

 3:56 Thou hast heard 8085 z8804 my voice: 6963 hide 5956 z8686 not x408 thine ear 241 at my breathing, 7309 at my cry. 7775

 3:57 Thou drewest near 7126 z8804 in the day 3117 [that] I called y7121 z8799 upon x7121 thee: thou saidst, 559 z8804 Fear 3372 z8799 not. x408

 3:58 O Lord, 136 thou hast pleaded 7378 z8804 the causes 7379 of my soul; 5315 thou hast redeemed 1350 z8804 my life. 2416

 3:59 O LORD, 3068 thou hast seen 7200 z8804 my wrong: 5792 judge 8199 z8798 thou my cause. 4941

 3:60 Thou hast seen 7200 z8804 all x3605 their vengeance 5360 [and] all x3605 their imaginations 4284 against me.

 3:61 Thou hast heard 8085 z8804 their reproach, 2781 O LORD, 3068 [and] all x3605 their imaginations 4284 against x5921 me;

 3:62 The lips 8193 of those that rose up y6965 z8801 against x6965 me, and their device 1902 against x5921 me all x3605 the day. 3117

 3:63 Behold 5027 z8685 their sitting down, 3427 z8800 and their rising up; 7012 I x589 [am] their musick. 4485

 3:64 ¶ Render 7725 z8686 unto them a recompence, 1576 O LORD, 3068 according to the work 4639 of their hands. 3027

 3:65 Give 5414 z8799 them sorrow 4044 of heart, 3820 thy curse 8381 unto them.

 3:66 Persecute 7291 z8799 and destroy 8045 z8686 them in anger 639 from under x4480 x8478 the heavens 8064 of the LORD. 3068