TSK · Jeremiah 45:3

Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned for his son many days.

And Moses said to the LORD,“Why have you afflicted your servant? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of this entire people on me?

God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.

I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.

Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the LORD’s favor in the land of the living?

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.

Then I said,“There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!

Jeremiah Complains about His Lot and The Lord Responds I said,“Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt.”

מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

א(Alef) The Prophet Speaks: I am the man who has experienced affliction from the rod of his wrath.

Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.