“My spirit is broken, my days have cut short, the graveyard awaits me.
Job 17:11 - Tree of Life Version My days have passed, my plans are torn apart. Yet the desires of my heart Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated; even the thoughts (desires and possessions) of my heart [are broken off]. American Standard Version (1901) My days are past, my purposes are broken off, Even the thoughts of my heart. Common English Bible My days have passed; my goals are destroyed, my heart’s desires. Catholic Public Domain Version My days have passed away; my thoughts have been scattered, tormenting my heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My days have passed away, my thoughts are dissipated, tormenting my heart. |
“My spirit is broken, my days have cut short, the graveyard awaits me.
My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle and come to an end without hope.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the tongue’s answer is from Adonai.
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of Adonai will stand.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your strength, for there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
I said: “In the prime of my life, I am to enter the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the rest of my years.”
Take counsel together, but it will amount to nothing. Speak a word, but it will not stand. For God is with us!
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that many times I planned to come to you (though I was prevented until now)—so I might have some fruit among you also, just as I have among the rest of the nations.