12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me
    (A)like a shepherd's tent;
(B)like a weaver (C)I have rolled up my life;
    (D)he cuts me off from the loom;
(E)from day to night you bring me to an end;
13     (F)I calmed myself[a] until morning;
like a lion (G)he breaks all my bones;
    from day to night you bring me to an end.

14 Like (H)a swallow or a crane I chirp;
    (I)I moan like a dove.
(J)My eyes are weary with looking upward.
    O Lord, I am oppressed; (K)be my pledge of safety!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:13 Or (with Targum) I cried for help

12 Like a shepherd’s tent(A) my house
    has been pulled down(B) and taken from me.
Like a weaver I have rolled(C) up my life,
    and he has cut me off from the loom;(D)
    day and night(E) you made an end of me.
13 I waited patiently(F) till dawn,
    but like a lion he broke(G) all my bones;(H)
    day and night(I) you made an end of me.
14 I cried like a swift or thrush,
    I moaned like a mourning dove.(J)
My eyes grew weak(K) as I looked to the heavens.
    I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”(L)

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