52 My enemies (A)without cause
Hunted me down (B)like a bird;
53 They have silenced [a]me (C)in the pit
And have [b](D)placed a stone on me.
54 Waters flowed (E)over my head;
I said, “I am cut off!”

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:53 Lit my life
  2. Lamentations 3:53 Or cast stones

52 Those who were my enemies without cause
    hunted me like a bird.(A)
53 They tried to end my life in a pit(B)
    and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,(C)
    and I thought I was about to perish.(D)

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