But my friends are all mixed up.\par They think night is day.\par They think darkness drives away\par the light.\par
Job 7:4 - Easy To Read Version When I lie down, I think,\par ‘How long before it’s time to get up?’\par The night drags on.\par I toss and turn until the sun comes up.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When I lie down I say, When shall I arise and the night be gone? And I am full of tossing to and fro till the dawning of the day. American Standard Version (1901) When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. Common English Bible If I lie down and think—When will I get up?— night drags on, and restless thoughts fill me until dawn. Catholic Public Domain Version If I lie down to sleep, I will say, "When will I rise?" And next I will hope for the evening and will be filled with sorrows even until darkness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If I lie down to sleep, I shall say: When shall arise? And again I shall look for the evening, and shall be filled with sorrows even till darkness. |
But my friends are all mixed up.\par They think night is day.\par They think darkness drives away\par the light.\par
I feel like my life is over,\par like long shadows at the end of a day.\par I feel like a bug someone brushed away.\par
I am waiting for my Master.\par I am like guards waiting and waiting for the morning to come.\par
Lord, all night I prayed to you.\par My bed is wet from my tears.\par Tears are dripping from my bed.\par I am weak from crying to you.\par
You would not let me sleep.\par I tried to say something,\par but I was too upset.\par
“You poor city!\par Enemies came against you like storms.\par And no one comforted you.\par But I will build you again.\par I will use a beautiful mortar\par to lay the stones of your walls.\par I will use sapphire stones\par when I lay the foundation.\par
In the morning you will say, ‘I wish it were evening!’ In the evening you will say, ‘I wish it were morning!’ Why? Because of the fear that will be in your heart, and because of the bad things you will see.