59:11 We all growl like bears,
we coo mournfully like doves;
we wait for deliverance, 1 but there is none,
for salvation, but it is far from us.
38:14 Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp,
I coo 2 like a dove;
my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. 3
O sovereign master, 4 I am oppressed;
help me! 5
1 tn See the note at v. 9.
2 tn Or “moan” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); KJV, CEV “mourn.”
3 tn Heb “my eyes become weak, toward the height.”
4 tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here and in v. 16 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
5 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.