He has left my flesh open and raw, and has broken my bones.
My skin has turned dark; I am burning with fever.
My strength is gone, gone like water spilled on the ground. All my bones are out of joint; my heart is like melted wax.
When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.
Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness; and though you have crushed me and broken me, I will be happy once again.
All night I cried out with pain, As if a lion were breaking my bones. I thought that God was ending my life.
The Lord says, “The people of Israel are like sheep, chased and scattered by lions. First, they were attacked by the emperor of Assyria, and then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia gnawed on their bones.