Jeremiah 15:16-18, NLT

16When I discovered your words, I devoured them.

They are my joy and my heart’s delight,

for I bear your name,

Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

17I never joined the people in their merry feasts.

I sat alone because your hand was on me.

I was filled with indignation at their sins.

18Why then does my suffering continue?

Why is my wound so incurable?

Your help seems as uncertain as a seasonal brook,

like a spring that has gone dry.”