As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,
KJV
Isaiah 38:14
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Parallel Translations
As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for my eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me, and removed the sorrow of my soul.
I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”
Cross References
Isaiah 59:11Psalms 69:3Ezekiel 7:16Psalms 119:122–123Psalms 123:1–4Nahum 2:7Job 30:29Psalms 119:82Psalms 102:4–7Lamentations 4:17Job 17:3Psalms 143:7
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