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13 I lie down[a] until morning;
    like a lion, so he breaks all my bones;
    from day to night you bring me to an end.
14 Like a horse or a crane, so I chirp;
    I moan like a dove.
My eyes are weak toward the height.
    Lord, I have oppression; lend me support!
15 What can I say? For[b] he has spoken to me,
    and he himself has done it.
I will walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:13 Or “cry out”
  2. Isaiah 38:15 Or “And”

13 I waited patiently(A) till dawn,
    but like a lion he broke(B) all my bones;(C)
    day and night(D) you made an end of me.
14 I cried like a swift or thrush,
    I moaned like a mourning dove.(E)
My eyes grew weak(F) as I looked to the heavens.
    I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”(G)

15 But what can I say?(H)
    He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.(I)
I will walk humbly(J) all my years
    because of this anguish of my soul.(K)

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