Lamentations 3:40-47

Easy-to-Read Version

⁴¹ Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
    to the God of heaven.
⁴² Let us say to him, “We have sinned and have been stubborn.
    Because of this, you have not forgiven us.
⁴³ You wrapped yourself with anger.
    You chased us.
    You killed us without mercy!
⁴⁴ You wrapped yourself in a cloud
    so that no prayer could get through.
⁴⁵ You made us like garbage and dirt
    to the other nations.
⁴⁶ All of our enemies
    speak angrily against us.
⁴⁷ We have been frightened.
    We have fallen into a pit.
We have been badly hurt.
    We have been broken.”