38:14 Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp,
I coo 1 like a dove;
my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. 2
O sovereign master, 3 I am oppressed;
help me! 4
1 tn Or “moan” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); KJV, CEV “mourn.”
2 tn Heb “my eyes become weak, toward the height.”
3 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in v. 16 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
4 tn Heb “stand surety for me.” Hezekiah seems to be picturing himself as a debtor who is being exploited; he asks that the Lord might relieve his debt and deliver him from the oppressive creditor.