Jeremiah 15:15-18

New Century Version

¹⁵ Lord, you understand.
    Remember me and take care of me.
    Punish for me those who are hurting me.
Don’t destroy me while you remain patient with them.
    Think about the shame I suffer for you.
¹⁶ Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them.
    Your words made me very happy,
because I am called by your name,
    Lord God All-Powerful.
¹⁷ I never sat with the crowd
    as they laughed and had fun.
I sat by myself, because you were there,
    and you filled me with anger at the evil around me.
¹⁸ I don’t understand why my pain has no end.
    I don’t understand why my injury is not cured or healed.
Will you be like a brook that goes dry?
    Will you be like a spring that stops flowing?