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11 I thought, I will not see the Lord
the Lord[a] in the land of the living.
I will no longer see anyone among the inhabitants of the world.[b]
12 My dwelling place is being pulled down.
It is carried away from me like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver.
He is cutting me off from the loom.
From day until night, you make an end of me.[c]
13 I pondered this until the morning.
He will break all my bones like a lion!
From day until night, you make an end of me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:11 The Hebrew text here has two occurrences of Yah, the short form of the divine name. Some Hebrew manuscripts have a single occurrence of Yahweh.
  2. Isaiah 38:11 Hebrew variant this passing world
  3. Isaiah 38:12 Or day, and then night! So quickly you have made an end of me. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.