- the man:
- "[Is it] nothing¹ to¹ you, all¹ ye that pass²° by?ª¹ behold,ª° and seeª° if¹ there beª any sorrowª like unto my sorrow,ª which¹ is doneª° unto me, wherewith¹ the LORDª hath afflictedª° [me] in the dayª of his fierceª anger.ª ... The yokeª of my transgressionsª is boundª° by his hand:ª they are wreathed,ª° [and] come upª° upon¹ my neck:ª he hath made my strengthª to fall,ª° the Lordª hath deliveredª° me into [their] hands,ª [from whom] I am not ableª°¹ to rise up.ª°" {Lam 1:12-14} + "Have pity²° upon¹ me, have pity²° upon¹ me, O ye¹ my friends;ª for¹ the handª of Godª hath touchedª° me." {Job 19:21} + "[Thou], which¹ hast shewedª° me greatª and soreª troubles,ª shalt quickenª° me again,ª° and shalt bring me upª° againª° from the depthsª¹ of the earth.ª" {Psa 71:20} + "Thy wrathª lieth hardª° upon¹ me, and thou hast afflictedª° [me] with all¹ thy waves.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 88:7} + "I¹ [am] afflictedª and ready to dieª° from [my] youth² up:¹¹ [while] I sufferª° thy terrorsª I am distracted.ª° ... Thy fierce wrathª goeth¹ over²°¹ me; thy terrorsª have cut me off.ª°" {Psa 88:15-16} + "He is despisedª° and rejectedª of men;ª a manª of sorrows,ª and acquaintedª° with grief:ª and we hid¹ as it were²° [our] facesª from¹ him; he was despised,ª° and we esteemedª° him not.¹" {Isa 53:3} + "I satª° not¹ in the assemblyª of the mockers,ª° nor rejoiced;ª° I satª° aloneª becauseª¹ of thy hand:ª for¹ thou hast filledª° me with indignation.ª ... Why¹ is¹ my painª perpetual,ª and my woundª incurable,ª° [which] refusethª° to be healed?ª° wilt thou be altogetherª unto me as¹ a liar,ª [and as] watersª [that] fail?ª°¹" {Jer 15:17-18} + "Cursedª° [be] the dayª wherein¹ I was born:ª° let not¹ the dayª wherein¹ my motherª bareª° me be¹ blessed.ª° ... Wherefore¹ came I forthª° out of the wombª¹ to seeª° labourª and sorrow,ª that my daysª should be consumedª° with shame?ª" {Jer 20:14-18} + "Then tookª° they¹ Jeremiah,ª and castª° him into¹ the dungeonª of Malchiahª the sonª of Hammelech,²¹ that¹ [was] in the courtª of the prison:ª and they let downª°¹ Jeremiahª with cords.ª And in the dungeonª [there was] no¹ water,ª but¹¹ mire:ª so Jeremiahª sunkª° in the mire.ª" {Jer 38:6}
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