28 Man wears out like something rotten,
like a moth-eaten garment.(A)

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28 “So man wastes away like something rotten,
    like a garment(A) eaten by moths.(B)

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When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.(A)

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When I kept silent,(A)
    my bones wasted away(B)
    through my groaning(C) all day long.

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There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength[a] in my bones
because of my sin.(A)

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  1. Psalm 38:3 Hb shalom

Because of your wrath there is no health(A) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(B) because of my sin.

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14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,(A)
and their form will waste away in Sheol,[a]
far from their lofty abode.(B)

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  1. Psalm 49:14 Hb obscure

14 They are like sheep and are destined(A) to die;(B)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail(C) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.

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Unjust Leaders Judged

Then I said, “Now listen,(A) leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?(B)
You hate good and love evil.
You tear off people’s skin(C)
and strip their flesh from their bones.
You eat the flesh(D) of my people
after you strip their skin from them
and break their bones.
You chop them up(E)
like flesh for the cooking pot,
like meat in a cauldron.”

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Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Then I said,

“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
    you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(B)
who eat my people’s flesh,(C)
    strip off their skin
    and break their bones in pieces;(D)
who chop(E) them up like meat for the pan,
    like flesh for the pot?(F)

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