"Then his souldrawsnearto the pit,And his lifeto those who bringdeath.
When the angelstretchedout his handtoward Jerusalemto destroyit, the LORDrelentedfrom the calamityand saidto the angelwho destroyedthe people,"It is enough!Nowrelaxyour hand!"And the angelof the LORDwas by the threshingfloorof Araunahthe Jebusite.
"Soundsof terrorare in his ears;While at peacethe destroyercomesupon him.
"My spiritis broken,my daysare extinguished,The graveis [ready] for me.
He keepsbackhis soulfrom the pit,And his lifefrom passingoverinto Sheol.
He has redeemedmy soulfrom goingto the pit,And my lifeshall seethe light.'
"Rememberthat my lifeis [but] breath;My eyewill not againseegood.
Their soulabhorredallkinds of food,And they drewnearto the gatesof death.
As for the deedsof men,by the wordof Your lipsI have keptfrom the pathsof the violent.
O LORD,You have broughtup my soulfrom Sheol;You have keptme alive,that I would not godownto the pit.
"For the LORDwill passthroughto smitethe Egyptians;and when He seesthe bloodon the linteland on the twodoorposts,the LORDwill passoverthe doorand will not allowthe destroyerto comein to your housesto smite[you].
I said,"In the middleof my lifeI am to enterthe gatesof Sheol;I am to be deprivedof the restof my years."
And immediatelyan angelof the Lordstruckhim becausehe did not giveGodthe glory,and he was eaten by wormsand died.
Norgrumble,as someof them did,and were destroyedby the destroyer.
They haveas kingoverthem, the angelof the abyss;his namein Hebrewis Abaddon,and in the Greekhe hasthe nameApollyon.
"The LORDkillsand makesalive;He bringsdownto Sheoland raisesup.
