22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;

he is marked for the sword.

22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,

And he is waited for of the sword.

22 They dare not go out into the darkness

for fear they will be murdered.

22 He does not believe that he will return from darkness,

For a sword is waiting for him.

22 Evil people give up trying to escape from the darkness;

it has been decided that they will die by the sword.

22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,

And he is waited for of the sword.

22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is singled out for the sword.

22 He doesn’t believe he’ll return from the dark. 

He is destined ⸤to be killed⸥ with a sword. 

22 He doesn’t believe he will return from darkness;

he is destined for the sword.

22 They despair of returning from darkness,

and they are destined for the sword.

22 He cannot trust that he will return from darkness,

and he himself is destined for the sword.

22 They lose all hope of escaping the darkness of death.

They will certainly be killed with swords.

22 “He does not believe that he will return from darkness,

And he is destined for the sword.