Holy Scripture
Lamentations 3:5
A church father on this verse
“Verse 4 views the effect of divine blows. It is like a livid spot on a person's body, the effect from a rod inflicting blows. So, about this are three more views. Second is the siege of those people already weakening. Since Verse 5 reports: "He has besieged and enveloped me," Namely, the besieging army: "with bitterne…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
5He has built against me, and compassed my head, And brought travail upon me.
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3Nay, against me has he turned his hand all the day.
4He has made old my flesh and my skin; He has broken my bones.
— Lamentations 3:5 —
6He has set me in dark places, As them that have long been dead.
7He has built against me, and I cannot come forth: He has made my brazen chain heavy.