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Isaiah 38:14

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14Like pa crane or pa swallow, so did I qchatter:

I did qrmourn as a dove:

sMine eyes fail with looking upward:

O Lord, I am oppressed; ||tundertake for me.

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Footnotes

  1. qSee ch. 8:19.
  2. qSee ch. 8:19.
  3. rch. 59:11. Ezek. 7:16.
  4. sSee Ps. 69:3.
  5. ||Or, ease me.
  6. tSee Job 17:3.

Cross references

  1. pJer. 8:7.
  2. pJer. 8:7.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like a swallow or a crane I chirp;

I moan like a dove.

My eyes are weary with looking upward.

O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I cried like a swift or thrush,

I moaned like a mourning dove.

My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens.

I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I chirp like a swallow or a crane;

I moan like a dove.

My eyes grow weak looking upward.

Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

NLTNew Living Translation

Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,

and then I moaned like a mourning dove.

My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.

I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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!