Bible verse
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
Lamentations 3:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Lamentations 3.
1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
3 Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
4 He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
8 Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
9 He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
KJV
He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
ASV
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
ERV
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Newsletter
A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.
Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.