"WhenI expectedgood,then evilcame;When I waitedfor light,then darknesscame.
"He is drivenfrom lightinto darkness,And chasedfrom the inhabitedworld.
"The lightin his tentis darkened,And his lampgoesout abovehim.
"He has walledup my wayso that I cannotpass,And He has putdarknesson my paths.
But I am not silencedby the darkness,Nordeep gloom[which] coversme.
"Then I thought,'I shall diein my nest,And I shall multiply[my] daysas the sand.
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
Whois among you that fearsthe LORD,That obeysthe voiceof His servant,That walksin darknessand hasnolight?Let him trustin the nameof the LORDand relyon his God.
Thereforejusticeis farfrom us, And righteousnessdoes not overtakeus; We hopefor light,but behold,darkness,For brightness,but we walkin gloom.
Have You completelyrejectedJudah?Orhave You loathedZion?Whyhave You strickenus so that we are beyondhealing?[We] waitedfor peace,but nothinggood[came]; And for a timeof healing,but behold,terror!
Whyhas my painbeenperpetualAnd my woundincurable,refusingto be healed?Will You indeedbe to me likea deceptive[stream] With waterthat is unreliable?
[We] waitedfor peace,but nogood[came]; For a timeof healing,but behold,terror!
He has drivenme and made me walkIn darknessand not in light.
For the inhabitantof MarothBecomesweakwaitingfor good,Becausea calamityhas comedownfrom the LORDTo the gateof Jerusalem.
