I am forgottenas a deadman,out of mind;I amlike a brokenvessel.
"He has removedmy brothersfarfrom me, And my acquaintancesare completelyestrangedfrom me.
"My relativeshave failed,And my intimatefriendshave forgottenme.
ThoughI have becomelike a wineskinin the smoke,I do not forgetYour statutes.
You shall breakthem with a rodof iron,You shall shatterthem like earthenware.'"
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
Blessedbe the LORDforever!Amenand Amen.
Whose collapseis like the smashingof a potter'sjar,So ruthlesslyshatteredThat a sherdwill not be foundamong its piecesTo takefirefrom a hearthOr to scoopwaterfrom a cistern."
AND HE SHALL RULETHEM WITH A RODOF IRON,AS THE VESSELSOF THE POTTERARE BROKEN TO PIECES,as I alsohave received[authority] from My Father;