They said to each other, “We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him. But we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble.”
Job 7:11 - Easy To Read Version “So I won’t be quiet!\par I will speak out!\par My spirit is suffering!\par I will complain because\par my soul is bitter.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord]! American Standard Version (1901) Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Common English Bible But I won’t keep quiet; I will speak in the adversity of my spirit, groan in the bitterness of my life. Catholic Public Domain Version And because of this, I will not restrain my mouth. I will speak in the affliction of my spirit. I will converse from the bitterness of my soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore I will not spare my month, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul. |
They said to each other, “We are being punished for the bad thing we did to our younger brother Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in. He begged us to save him. But we refused to listen. So now we are in trouble.”
I hate my own life.\par So I will complain freely.\par My soul is very bitter,\par so now I will speak.\par
When I sin, I am guilty\par and it will be very bad for me.\par But I can’t lift up my head\par even when I am innocent!\par I am so ashamed and embarrassed.\par
“Nothing I say makes my pain go away.\par But keeping quiet doesn’t help either!\par
But another person dies\par after a hard life, with a bitter soul.\par He never enjoyed anything good.\par
“I am still complaining today.\par Why? Because I am still suffering.\par
Job, you have suffered a lot.\par But don’t choose evil.\par Be careful not to do wrong.\par
Do you plan to criticize me?\par Will you speak more tiring words?\par
“If I say,\par ‘I won’t complain.\par I will forget my pain,\par I will put a smile on my face.’\par
I was very angry.\par And the more I thought about it,\par the angrier I became.\par So I said something.\par
I told the good news of victory {\cf2\super [252]} \par to the people in the great assembly.\par And Lord, you know that\par I will never stop telling that good news!\par
What can I say?\par My Master told me what will happen.\par And my Master will cause that\par to happen.\par I have had these troubles in my soul.\par So now I will be humble all my life.\par
Look! My troubles are gone!\par I now have peace.\par You love me very much.\par You did not let me rot in the grave.\par \{You forgave all my sins.\}\par You threw my sins far away.\par
Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}
When I wrote to you before, I was very troubled and unhappy in my heart. I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you sad. I wrote so that you could know how much I love you.
Hannah was very sad. She cried very much while she prayed to the Lord.