My strengthis driedup like a potsherd,And my tonguecleavesto my jaws;And You layme in the dustof death.
And Abrahamreplied,"Nowbehold,I have venturedto speakto the Lord,although I am [but] dustand ashes.
By the sweatof your faceYou will eatbread,Tillyou returnto the ground,Becausefrom it you were taken;For you are dust,And to dustyou shall return."
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
"My boneclingsto my skinand my flesh,And I have escaped[only] by the skinof my teeth.
The voiceof the nobleswas hushed,And their tonguestuckto their palate.
"And nowmy soulis pouredout withinme; Daysof afflictionhave seizedme.
Allfleshwould perishtogether,And manwould returnto dust.
"Whythen do You not pardonmy transgressionAnd takeawaymy iniquity?For nowI will liedownin the dust;And You will seekme, but I will not be."
You hideYour face,they are dismayed;You takeawaytheir spirit,they expireAnd returnto their dust.
"Whatprofitis there in my blood,if I godownto the pit?Will the dustpraiseYou? Will it declareYour faithfulness?
My heartthrobs,my strengthfailsme; And the lightof my eyes,eventhat has gonefrom me.
They also gaveme gallfor my foodAnd for my thirstthey gaveme vinegarto drink.
I am wearywith my crying;my throatis parched;My eyesfailwhile I waitfor my God.
A joyfulheartis goodmedicine,But a brokenspiritdriesup the bones.
Therefore,I will allotHim a portionwith the great,And He will dividethe bootywith the strong;BecauseHe pouredout Himselfto death,And was numberedwith the transgressors;Yet He Himselfborethe sinof many,And intercededfor the transgressors.
The tongueof the infantcleavesTo the roofof its mouthbecause of thirst;The littleonesaskfor bread,[But] noonebreaks[it] for them.
"Manyof those whosleepin the dustof the groundwill awake,theseto everlastinglife,but the othersto disgrace[and] everlastingcontempt.
And Jesuscriedout againwith a loudvoice,and yieldedup His spirit.
Afterthis,Jesus,knowingthat all thingshad alreadybeen accomplished,to fulfillthe Scripture,said,"I am thirsty."
For I deliveredto you as of first importancewhatI alsoreceived,that Christdiedfor our sinsaccordingto the Scriptures,
