Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unending,
What it says
He asks why his pain is perpetual and his wound incurable, wondering whether the LORD will prove like an unreliable stream.
What it is doing
This verse closes the lament at its sharpest point of emotional vulnerability.
In context
10Woe to me, my mother, 11The LORD said: 12Can anyone smash iron — 13Your wealth and your treasures 14Then I will enslave you to your enemies 15You understand, O LORD; 16Your words were found, and I ate them. 17I never sat with the band of revelers, 18Why is my pain unending,