<p class="poetry">Or a person is chastened<n id="1" /> by pain on his bed,p> <p class="poetry">and with the continual strife of his bones,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">An evil person suffers much pain,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I am about to stumble,p> <p class="poetry">and I am in constant pain.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For they harass<n id="1" /> the one whom you discipline;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For with great wisdom comes<n id="1" /> great frustration;p> <p class="poetry">whoever increases his<n id="2" /> knowledge merely<n id="3" /> increases his<n id="4" /> heartache.p> <p class="poetry">

<p class="poetry">But he lifted up our illnesses,p> <p class="poetry">he carried our pain;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">even though we thought he was being punished,p> <p class="poetry">attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But suddenly Babylonia will fall and be destroyed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Cry out in mourning over it!p> <p class="poetry">Get medicine for her wounds!p> <p class="poetry">Perhaps she can be healed!p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1500; (<i>Lamedi>)p> <p class="poetry">Is it nothing to you,<n id="1" /> all you who pass by on the road?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Look and see!p> <p class="poetry">Is there any pain like mine?p> <p class="poetry">The Lord<n id="3" /> has afflicted me,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">he<n id="5" /> has inflicted it on mep> <p class="poetry">when<n id="6" /> he burned with anger.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> said, &#8220;I have surely seen<n id="1" /> the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">For all day long<n id="1" /> his work produces pain and frustration,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and even at night his mind cannot relax!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">This also is futile!p>

<p class="poetry">He was despised and rejected by people,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;p> <p class="poetry">people hid their faces from him;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why do you complain about your injuries,p> <p class="poetry">that your pain is incurable?p> <p class="poetry">I have done all this to youp> <p class="poetry">because your wickedness is so greatp> <p class="poetry">and your sin is so much.p>

&#8216;You have said, &#8220;I feel so hopeless!<n id="1" /> For the <sc>Lordsc> has added sorrow to my suffering.<n id="2" /> I am worn out from groaning. I can&#8217;t find any rest.&#8221;&#8217;&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="lamhebrew">&#1510; (<i>Tsadei>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is right to judge me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, I rebelled against his commands.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Please listen, all you nations,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and look at my suffering!p> <p class="poetry">My young women and menp> <p class="poetry">have gone into exile.p>

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help,<n id="1" /> as they acknowledge their intense pain<n id="2" /> and spread out their hands toward this temple,