Furthermore,men are afraidof a highplace and of terrorson the road;the almondtreeblossoms,the grasshopperdragshimself along, and the caperberryis ineffective.For mangoesto his eternalhomewhile mournersgoaboutin the street.
"IfI lookfor Sheolas my home,I makemy bedin the darkness;
"For I knowthat You will bringme to deathAnd to the houseof meetingfor allliving.
A grayheadis a crownof glory;It is foundin the wayof righteousness.
And evenwhen[I am] oldand gray,O God,do not forsakeme, UntilI declareYour strengthto [this] generation,Your powerto allwho are to come.
"Boththe gray-hairedand the agedare among us, Olderthanyour father.
You shall riseup beforethe grayheadedand honorthe aged,and you shall revereyour God;I am the LORD.
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
The wordof the LORDcameto me saying,"Whatdo you see,Jeremiah?"And I said,"I seea rodof an almondtree."
Even to [your] oldageI will be the same,And evento [your] grayingyearsI will bear[you]! I have done[it], and I will carry[you]; And I will bear[you] and I will deliver[you].
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
The gloryof youngmenis their strength,And the honorof oldmenis their grayhair.
when he seesthat the ladis not [with us], he will die.Thus your servantswill bringthe grayhairof your servantour fatherdownto Sheolin sorrow.
If you takethisonealsofrom me, and harmbefallshim, you will bringmy grayhairdownto Sheolin sorrow.'
But Jacob said,"My sonshall not godownwith you; for his brotheris dead,and he aloneis left.If harmshould befallhim on the journeyyou are taking,then you will bringmy grayhairdownto Sheolin sorrow."
"I will scatterthem among the nations,whomneitherthey northeir fathershave known;and I will sendthe swordafterthem untilI have annihilatedthem."
