Isaiah 38:10-16
Good News Translation
10 I thought that in the prime of life
I was going to the world of the dead,
Never to live out my life.
11 I thought that in this world of the living
I would never again see the Lord
Or any living person.
12 My life was cut off and ended,
Like a tent that is taken down,
Like cloth that is cut from a loom.
I thought that God was ending my life.[a]
13 All night I cried out with pain,
As if a lion were breaking my bones.
I thought that God was ending my life.[b]
14 My voice was thin and weak,
And I moaned like a dove.
My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven.
Lord, rescue me from all this trouble.
15 What can I say? The Lord has done this.
My heart is bitter, and I cannot sleep.[c]
16 Lord, I will live for you, for you alone;
Heal me and let me live.[d]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:12 I thought … my life; Hebrew unclear.
- Isaiah 38:13 Verse 13 in Hebrew is unclear.
- Isaiah 38:15 One ancient translation suggests I cannot sleep; Hebrew unclear.
- Isaiah 38:16 Verses 15 and 16 in Hebrew are unclear.
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