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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 16

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He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
King James Version
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
American Standard Version
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes.
New English Translation
ו(Vav) He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.
World English Bible
He has also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he has covered me with ashes.
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And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
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And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
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Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
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My soul hath [them] still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
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This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
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[It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
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[They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness.
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The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
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The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
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[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.