Isaiah 38:10-15

Tree of Life Version

¹⁰ I said: “In the prime of my life,
I am to enter the gates of Sheol.
I am deprived of the rest of my years.”
¹¹ I said: “I will not see Adonai,
    Adonai, in the land of the living.
I will look on humanity no longer
    among the inhabitants of the world.
¹² Like a shepherd’s tent,
my dwelling is pulled up and carried away from me.
Like a weaver I rolled up my life.
He cuts me off from the loom.
From day until night You make my end.
¹³ I stilled my soul till morning.
Like a lion, He will break all my bones.
From day till night You make my end.
¹⁴ Like a swallow or a crane, I whisper,
I moan like a dove.
My eyes are weary, looking upward.
Adonai, I am oppressed, be my security!
¹⁵ What should I say?
For He has spoken to me—
    He Himself has done it!
I will wander about all my years
    because of the bitterness of my soul.