He has caused my fleshand my skinto wasteaway,He has brokenmy bones.
"My skinturnsblackon me, And my bonesburnwith fever.
I am pouredout like water,And allmy bonesare out of joint;My heartis like wax;It is meltedwithinme.
WhenI keptsilent[about my sin], my bodywastedawayThrough my groaningalldaylong.
Make me to hearjoyand gladness,Let the boneswhich You have brokenrejoice.
"I composed[my soul] untilmorning.Like a lion--soHe breaksallmy bones,From dayuntilnightYou makean endof me.
"Israelis a scatteredflock,the lionshave driven[them] away.The firstone[who] devouredhim was the kingof Assyria,and thislastone[who] has brokenhis bonesis Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon.