I stagger as I walk; stone walls block me wherever I turn.

God keeps their future hidden and hems them in on every side.

God has blocked the way, and I can't get through; he has hidden my path in darkness.

You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;

So they took me and let me down by ropes into Prince Malchiah's well, which was in the palace courtyard. There was no water in the well, only mud, and I sank down in it.

So I am going to fence her in with thorn bushes and build a wall to block her way.

"He took note of all my sins and tied them all together; He hung them around my neck, and I grew weak beneath the weight. The Lord gave me to my foes, and I was helpless against them.

Driven hard like donkeys or camels, we are tired, but are allowed no rest.

You did what you said you would do to us and our rulers. You punished Jerusalem more severely than any other city on earth,