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Isaiah 38:14

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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.



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