Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy19Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. 34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land, 35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High, 36 To defraud a man in his lawsuit-- Of these things the Lord does not approve. 19Remember my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. 61You have heard their reproach, O LORD,            All their schemes against me. Surely against me He ha 5 He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship. 9 Better are those slain with the sword Than those slain with hunger; For they pine away, being stricken For lack of the fruits of the field. 32For if He causes grief,            Then He will have compassion            According to His abundant lovingkindness. 13He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts. 50Until the LORD looks down And sees from heaven. Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. (BC), 40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(BD)    and let us return to the Lord. 12 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow. 43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and have not spared. 2 The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared All the habitations of Jacob. (CO)65 Put a veil over their hearts,(CP)    and may your curse be on them!66 Pursue(CQ) them in anger and destroy them    from under the heavens of the Lord. 33 For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men. 12He bent His bow            And set me as a target for the arrow. 43You have covered [Yourself] with anger And pursued us; You have slain [and] have not spared. 3 In fierce anger He has cut off All the strength of Israel; He has drawn back His right hand From before the enemy. 3Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day. 5 He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship. 65You will give them hardness of heart,            Your curse will be on them. He has swallowed up Israel; He has swallowed up all its palaces, He has destroyed its strongholds And multiplied in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning. 3 Surely against me He has turned His hand Repeatedly all the day. 28 Let him sit alone in silence,(AQ)    for the Lord has laid it on him.29 Let him bury his face in the dust(AR)—    there may yet be hope. 24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,            “Therefore I have hope in Him.”. He has besieged and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. 64You will recompense them, O LORD,            According to the work of their hands. Ps 119:136; Jer 9:1, 18; Lam 1:16; 2:11, 18, NASB, Super Giant Print Reference Bible, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print, NASB, Classic Reference Bible, Red Letter Edition: The Perfect Choice for Word-for-Word Study of the Bible, NASB, The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible, Paperback: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible, NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, Large Print: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible, NASB, Thinline Bible, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print, NASB, Single-Column Reference Bible, Wide Margin, 1995 Text, Comfort Print. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. 56You have heard my voice, "Do not hide Your ear from my [prayer for] relief, From my cry for help. 16 The presence of the LORD has scattered them, He will not continue to regard them; They did not honor the priests, They did not favor the elders. Jeremiah Shares Israel’s Affliction - I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. 2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. Grand Avenue Baptist Church | Brad Lewter, Trinity Bible Church | Willow Park | Eric Kuykendall, PhD - Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel - Tracy | Alejandro Anchondo. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. (O), 10 Like a bear lying in wait,    like a lion(P) in hiding,(Q)11 he dragged me from the path and mangled(R) me    and left me without help.12 He drew his bow(S)    and made me the target(T) for his arrows. New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. 58O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause;            You have redeemed my life. I am the man who has seen afflictionBecause of the rod of His wrath.He has driven me and made me walkIn darkness and not in light.Surely aga 9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked. 2 He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light. Surely this is the day for which we waited; We have reached it, we have seen it. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The law is no more. 35To deprive a man of justice            In the presence of the Most High. (AS)30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,(AT)    and let him be filled with disgrace. Ps 119:136; Jer 9:1, 18; Lam 1:16; 2:11, 18, NASB, Single-Column Reference Bible, Wide Margin, 1995 Text, Comfort Print. 19 Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness. 54Waters flowed over my head;            I said, “I am cut off!”. Lamentations 2. To what shall I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? (BR)”48 Streams of tears(BS) flow from my eyes(BT)    because my people are destroyed.(BU). 1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. 3 I am the man who has (A)seen miseryBecause of the rod of His wrath.2 He has driven me and made me walkIn (B)darkness and not in light.3 Indeed, He has (C)turned His hand against meRepeatedly all the day.4 He has consumed my (D)flesh and my skin,He has (E)broken my bones.5 He has [a](F)besieged and surrounded me with [b](G)bitterness and hardship.6 He has made me live in (H)dark places,Like those who have long been dead.7 He has (I)walled me in so that I cannot go out;He has made my [c](J)chain heavy.8 Even when I cry out and call for help,He (K)shuts out my prayer.9 He has (L)blocked my ways with cut stone;He has twisted my paths.10 He is to me like a bear lying in wait,Like a lion in secret places.11 He has made my ways deviate, and (M)torn me to pieces;He has made me desolate.12 He (N)bent His bowAnd (O)took aim at me as a target for the arrow.13 He made the [d]arrows of His (P)quiverEnter my [e]inward parts.14 I have become a (Q)laughingstock to all my people,Their (R)song of ridicule all the day.15 He has (S)filled me with bitterness,He has made me drink plenty of wormwood.16 He has also (T)made my teeth grind with (U)gravel;He has made me cower in the (V)dust.17 My soul has been excluded (W)from peace;I have forgotten [f]happiness.18 So I say, “My [g]strength has failed,And so has my (X)hope from the Lord.”. 34To crush under His feet            All the prisoners of the land. All rights reserved. Reflect on What You Learn. In accordance with the work of their hands. (AV)32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,    so great is his unfailing love. 1 I am the man who has seen affliction Because of the rod of His wrath. Find out more here. 39Why should any living mortal, or any man,            Offer complaint in view of his sins? New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. 59O LORD, You have seen my oppression;            Judge my case. 61You have heard their reproach, O LORD, All their schemes against me. Sitting or standing,    they mock me in their songs.(CN). 6In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead. (CH)59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me. A man for the punishment of his sins - Translate: Let "each man sigh for," i. e. because of, "his sins." (BP)47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,(BQ)    ruin and destruction. 29Let him put his mouth in the dust,            Perhaps there is hope. 49My eyes pour down unceasingly, Without stopping. 7 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. that both calamities and good things come? 46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths    wide(BO) against us. 17 The LORD has done what He purposed; He has accomplished His word Which He commanded from days of old.