Isaiah 38:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴I cry like a swallow;
    I mourn like a dove.
My eyes are red
    from looking to you, Lord.
I am in terrible trouble.
    Please come and help me.^[a]
¹⁵There's nothing I can say
    in answer to you,
since you are the one
    who has done this to me.^[b]
My life has turned sour;
    I will limp until I die.

¹⁶Your words and your deeds
bring life to everyone,
including me.^[c]
Please make me healthy
and strong again.

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Footnotes

38.14 help me: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 14.
38.15 There's … me: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
38.16 Your … me: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.