Surely, God, you have worn me out;(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.(B)
You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness(C) rises up and testifies against me.(D)
God assails me and tears(E) me in his anger(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.(H)
10 People open their mouths(I) to jeer at me;(J)
    they strike my cheek(K) in scorn
    and unite together against me.(L)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(M)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.(N)
He has made me his target;(O)
13     his archers surround me.(P)
Without pity, he pierces(Q) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
14 Again and again(R) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.(S)

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Surely now God has worn me out;
    he has[a] made desolate all my company.(A)
And he has[b] shriveled me up,
    which is a witness against me;
my leanness has risen up against me,
    and it testifies to my face.(B)
He has torn me in his wrath and hated me;
    he has gnashed his teeth at me;
    my adversary sharpens his eyes against me.(C)
10 They have gaped at me with their mouths;
    they have struck me insolently on the cheek;
    they mass themselves together against me.(D)
11 God gives me up to the evil
    and casts me into the hands of the wicked.(E)
12 I was at ease, and he broke me in two;
    he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces;
he set me up as his target;(F)
13     his archers surround me.
He slashes open my kidneys and shows no mercy;
    he pours out my gall on the ground.(G)
14 He bursts upon me again and again;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.7 Heb you have
  2. 16.8 Heb you have