My strength is gone, like water poured out onto the ground, and my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted inside me.
People open their mouths to make fun of me and hit my cheeks to insult me. They join together against me.
God has made me afraid; the Almighty terrifies me.
“Now my life is almost over; my days are full of suffering.
I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.
My life is ending in sadness, and my years are spent in crying. My troubles are using up my strength, and my bones are getting weaker.
They speak against me and say, “Aha! We saw what you did!”
Blow them away as smoke is driven away by the wind. As wax melts before a fire, let the wicked be destroyed before God.
“All of our enemies open their mouths and speak against us.
King Belshazzar was very frightened. His face turned white, his knees knocked together, and he could not stand up because his legs were too weak.
Nineveh is robbed, ruined, and destroyed. The people lose their courage, and their knees knock. Stomachs ache, and everyone’s face grows pale.
He said to them, “My heart is full of sorrow, to the point of death. Stay here and watch with me.”
Being full of pain, Jesus prayed even harder. His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.
“Now I am very troubled. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, I came to this time so I could suffer.
The people of Ai killed about thirty-six Israelites and then chased the rest from the city gate all the way down to the canyon, killing them as they went down the hill. When the Israelites saw this, they lost their courage.