When it is time to eat,\par I only sigh with sadness\par not with joy.\par My complaints pour out like water.\par
Job 30:16 - Easy To Read Version “Now my life is almost gone,\par and I will soon die.\par Days of suffering have grabbed me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now my soul is poured out upon me; The days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And now my life is poured out within me; the days of affliction have gripped me. American Standard Version (1901) And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me. Common English Bible Now my life is poured out on me; days of misery have seized me. Catholic Public Domain Version But now my soul withers within myself, and the days of affliction take hold of me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now my soul fadeth within myself: and the days of affliction possess me. |
When it is time to eat,\par I only sigh with sadness\par not with joy.\par My complaints pour out like water.\par
My strength is gone,\par like water poured out on the ground.\par My bones have separated.\par My courage is gone! {\cf2\super [126]} \par
My mouth {\cf2\super [127]} is as dry\par as a piece of broken pottery.\par My tongue is sticking\par to the top of my mouth.\par You have put me in the “dust of death.”\par
Evil people have gathered around me.\par They are too many to count!\par My sins have caught me,\par and I can’t escape them.\par They are more than the hairs on my head.\par I have lost my courage.\par
My heart breaks as I remember\par \{the good times I had at the temple\}:\par \{I remember\} passing through the crowds\par as I led them all up to God’s temple.\par \{I remember\} the happy songs of praise\par as the crowds celebrated the festivals.\par
For this reason, I will reward him among my people. He will have a share of all things with the people that are strong. \{I will do this for him\} because he gave his life for the people and died.
Those children say to their mothers,\par “Where is bread and wine?”\par They ask this question as they die.\par They die on their mother’s laps.\par
Hannah answered, “Sir, I have not drunk any wine or beer. I am deeply troubled. I was telling the Lord about all my problems.