24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

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24 For my sighing comes before [a]I eat,
And my groanings pour out like water.

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  1. Job 3:24 Lit. my bread

“Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)

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  1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
  2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

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“Even today my (A)complaint is bitter;
[a]My hand is listless because of my groaning.

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  1. Job 23:2 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. His

“Because the poor are plundered(A) and the needy groan,(B)
    I will now arise,(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(D) from those who malign them.”

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For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

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I remembered(A) you, God, and I groaned;(B)
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[a](C)

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  1. Psalm 77:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 9 and 15.

I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

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I remembered God, and was troubled;
I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah

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In my distress I groan aloud(A)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.

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By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

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Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my [a]skin.

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  1. Psalm 102:5 flesh

Jerusalem has sinned(A) greatly
    and so has become unclean.(B)
All who honored her despise her,
    for they have all seen her naked;(C)
she herself groans(D)
    and turns away.

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Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

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(A)Jerusalem has sinned gravely,
Therefore she has become [a]vile.
All who honored her despise her
Because (B)they have seen her nakedness;
Yes, she sighs and turns away.

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  1. Lamentations 1:8 LXX, Vg. moved or removed

11 All her people groan(A)
    as they search for bread;(B)
they barter their treasures for food
    to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
    for I am despised.”

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11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O Lord, and consider; for I am become vile.

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11 All her people sigh,
(A)They [a]seek bread;
They have given their [b]valuables for food to restore life.
“See, O Lord, and consider,
For I am scorned.”

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  1. Lamentations 1:11 hunt food
  2. Lamentations 1:11 desirable things

21 “People have heard my groaning,(A)
    but there is no one to comfort me.(B)
All my enemies have heard of my distress;
    they rejoice(C) at what you have done.
May you bring the day(D) you have announced
    so they may become like me.

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21 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.

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21 “They have heard that I sigh,
But no one comforts me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
They are (A)glad that You have done it.
Bring on (B)the day You have [a]announced,
That they may become like me.

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  1. Lamentations 1:21 proclaimed

22 “Let all their wickedness come before you;
    deal with them
as you have dealt with me
    because of all my sins.(A)
My groans(B) are many
    and my heart is faint.”

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22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

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22 “Let(A) all their wickedness come before You,
And do to them as You have done to me
For all my transgressions;
For my sighs are many,
And my heart is faint.”

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