13 I reckoned [a]to the morning: but he brake all my bones like a lion, from day to night wilt thou make an end of me.

14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I [b]chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes were lifted up on high: O Lord, [c]it hath oppressed me, comfort me.

15 What shall I say, [d]for he hath said it to me, and he hath done it: I shall walk [e]weakly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:13 Over night I thought that I should live till morning, but my pangs in the night persuaded me the contrary: he showeth the horror that the faithful have when they apprehend God’s judgment against their sin.
  2. Isaiah 38:14 I was so oppressed with sorrow, that I was not able to utter my words, but only to groan and sigh.
  3. Isaiah 38:14 To wit, sorrow and grief both of the body and mind.
  4. Isaiah 38:15 God hath declared by his Prophet that I shall die and therefore I will yield unto him.
  5. Isaiah 38:15 I shall have no release, but continual sorrows while I live.

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