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Lamentations 5:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We feel sick all over and can't even see straight;

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I am almost blind with grief; my body is a mere shadow.

Have pity, LORD! I am suffering and almost blind. My whole body aches.

I am worn out and weak, moaning and in distress.

Sorrow has made my eyes dim, and my sight has failed because of my enemies.

I am worn out from crying, and my throat is dry. I have waited for you till my eyes are blurred.

Why be punished more? Why not give up your sin? Your head is badly bruised, and you are weak all over.

I cry like a swallow; I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, LORD. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.

I can see the battle now— you are defeated and running away, never once looking back. Terror is all around.

I'm burdened with sorrow and feel like giving up.

From heaven you sent a fire that burnt in my bones; you set a trap for my feet and made me turn back. All day long you leave me in shock from constant pain.

Don't let their evil deeds escape your sight. Punish them as much as you have punished me because of my sins. I never stop groaning— I've lost all hope!

My eyes are red from crying, my stomach is in knots, and I feel sick all over. My people are being wiped out, and children lie helpless in the streets of the city.

They will lose all courage and stumble with fear. My slaughtering sword is waiting at every gate, flashing and ready to kill.

When they ask why you are groaning, tell them you have terrifying news that will make them faint and tremble in fear and lose all courage. These things will happen soon. I, the LORD God, make this promise!

In the land of your enemies, you will tremble at the rustle of a leaf, as though it were a sword. And you will become so weak that you will stumble and fall over each other, even when no one is chasing you.

Because of your sins, I will wound you and leave you ruined and defenceless.

You will be restless—always longing for home, but never able to return.




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