He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through; he has veiled my paths with darkness.
Lamentations 3:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He hath builded against me, And compassed me with gall and travail. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He has built up [siege mounds] against me and surrounded me with bitterness, tribulation, and anguish. American Standard Version (1901) He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. Common English Bible He besieged me, surrounding me with bitterness and weariness. Catholic Public Domain Version BETH. He has built all around me, and he has encircled me with gall and hardship. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Beth. He hath built round about me and he hath compassed me with gall and labour. |
He has blocked my way so that I cannot pass through; he has veiled my paths with darkness.
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says concerning the prophets: I am about to feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to feed this people wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink.
Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognise that its desolation has come near.