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Isaiah 38:13-15
New King James Version
Isaiah 38:13-15
New King James Version
13 I have considered until morning—
Like a lion,
So He breaks all my bones;
From day until night You make an end of me.
14 Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered;
(A)I mourned like a dove;
My eyes fail from looking upward.
O [a]Lord, I am oppressed;
[b]Undertake for me!
15 “What shall I say?
[c]He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
(B)In the bitterness of my soul.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:14 So with Bg.; MT, DSS Lord
- Isaiah 38:14 Be my surety
- Isaiah 38:15 So with MT, Vg.; DSS, Tg. And shall I say to Him; LXX omits first half of this verse
Isaiah 38:13-15
English Standard Version
Isaiah 38:13-15
English Standard Version
13 (A)I calmed myself[a] until morning;
like a lion (B)he breaks all my bones;
from day to night you bring me to an end.
14 Like (C)a swallow or a crane I chirp;
(D)I moan like a dove.
(E)My eyes are weary with looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; (F)be my pledge of safety!
15 What shall I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
(G)I walk slowly all my years
because of the bitterness of my soul.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:13 Or (with Targum) I cried for help
Isaiah 38:13-15
New International Version
Isaiah 38:13-15
New International Version
Isaiah 38:13-15
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 38:13-15
New American Standard Bible
13 I composed my soul until morning.
(A)Like a lion—so He (B)breaks all my bones,
From (C)day until night You make an end of me.
14 (D)Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter;
I (E)moan like a dove;
My (F)eyes look wistfully to the heights;
Lord, I am oppressed, be my (G)security.
15 “(H)What shall I say?
[a]For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;
I will (I)walk [b]quietly all my years because of the (J)bitterness of my soul.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:15 Targum and DSS And what shall I say for He
- Isaiah 38:15 Or slowly
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