"Terrorsare turnedagainstme; They pursuemy honoras the wind,And my prosperityhas passedawaylike a cloud.
Should [my head] be liftedup, You would huntme like a lion;And againYou would showYour poweragainst me.
"For whatI fearcomesupon me, And whatI dreadbefallsme.
"As [through] a widebreachthey come,Amidthe tempestthey rollon.
"For calamityfrom Godis a terrorto me, And becauseof His majestyI candonothing.
"For the arrowsof the Almightyare withinme, Their poisonmy spiritdrinks;The terrorsof Godare arrayedagainst me.
Then You frightenme with dreamsAnd terrifyme by visions;
"When a cloudvanishes,it is gone,Sohe who goesdownto Sheoldoes not comeup.
Becauseof the voiceof the enemy,Becauseof the pressureof the wicked;For they bringdowntroubleupon me And in angerthey beara grudgeagainstme.
I was afflictedand about to diefrom my youthon; I sufferYour terrors;I am overcome.
Your burningangerhas passedoverme; Your terrorshave destroyedme.
"I have wipedout your transgressionslike a thickcloudAnd your sinslike a heavymist.Returnto Me, for I have redeemedyou."
Thereforethey will be like the morningcloudAnd like dewwhich soondisappears,Like chaffwhich is blownawayfrom the threshingfloorAnd like smokefrom a chimney.
Whatshall I dowith you, O Ephraim?Whatshall I dowith you, O Judah?For your loyaltyis like a morningcloudAnd like the dewwhich goesaway early.
