Isaiah 38:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I cry like a swallow; I mourn like a dove. My eyes are red from looking to you, LORD. I am terribly abused. Please come and help me.

Cross References

Job 17:3

If you, LORD, don't help, who will pay the price for my release?

Job 30:29

making mournful sounds like jackals and owls.

Psalm 119:82

I am worn out from waiting for you to keep your word. When will you have mercy?

Psalm 143:7

Please hurry, LORD, and answer my prayer. I feel hopeless. Don't turn away and leave me here to die.

Psalm 55:2

Please listen and help me. My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning

Psalm 69:3

I am worn out from crying, and my throat is dry. I have waited for you till my eyes are blurred.

Isaiah 59:11

We growl like bears and mourn like doves. We hope for justice and victory, but they escape us.

Lamentations 4:17

Our eyes became weary, hopelessly looking for help from a nation that could not save us.

Ezekiel 7:16

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.

Nahum 2:7

Nineveh is disgraced. The queen is dragged off. Her servant women mourn; they sound like doves, and they beat their breasts in sorrow.

Nahum 2:8

Nineveh is like a pond with leaking water. Shouts of “Stop! Don't go!” can be heard everywhere. But everyone is leaving.

Hebrews 7:22

This means that Jesus guarantees us a better agreement with God.