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Isaiah 22:4

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4Therefore I said,

“Look away from me,

let me weep bitterly;d

you must not insist on comforting me

for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

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  1. dLiterally “be bitter in weeping”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore I said:

“Look away from me;

let me weep bitter tears;

do not labor to comfort me

concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore I said, “Turn away from me;

let me weep bitterly.

Do not try to console me

over the destruction of my people.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore I said,

“Look away from me! Let me weep bitterly!

Do not try to comfort me

about the destruction of my dear people.”

NLTNew Living Translation

That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep;

do not try to comfort me.

Let me cry for my people

as I watch them being destroyed.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly,

Labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.