Isaiah 38:15-17

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¹⁵But what can I say? For he has spoken to me,
and he himself has done it.
All my sleep has fled^[a]
because of the bitterness of my soul.

¹⁶O Lord, by these things men live,
    and in all these is the life of my spirit.^[b]
    Oh, restore me to health and make me live!
¹⁷Lo, it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness;
but thou hast held back^[c] my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for thou hast cast all my sins
    behind thy back.

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Isaiah 38:15 Cn Compare Syr: Heb I will walk slowly all my years
Isaiah 38:16 Heb uncertain
Isaiah 38:17 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb loved

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