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Ezra 10

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¹ "God hands me over to[1] criminals And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.

² "I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart, And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.

³ "His arrows surround me. He pierces my kidneys (vital organs) without mercy; He pours out my gall on the ground.

⁴ "He attacks me, making wound after wound; He runs at me like a warrior.

⁵ "I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning] And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust.

⁶ "My face is red and swollen with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],

⁷ Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

⁸ "O earth, do not cover my blood, And let there be no [resting] place for my cry [where it will cease being heard].

⁹ "Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, And my Advocate [who vouches and testifies for me] is on high.

¹⁰ "My friends are scoffers [who ridicule]; My eye pours out tears to God.

¹¹ "Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me] Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.

¹² "For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.

¹³ "My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is ready for me.

¹⁴ "Surely there are mockers and mockery with me, And my eye gazes on their obstinacy and provocation.

¹⁵ "Give me a pledge (guarantee, promise) with Yourself [acknowledge my innocence before my death]; Who is there that will[1] be my guarantor and give security for me?

¹⁶ "But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding, Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].

¹⁷ "He who denounces and informs against his friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children will also languish and fail.

¹⁸ "But He has made me a byword and mockery among the people, And I have become one in whose face people spit.

¹⁹ "My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief, And all my [body's] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.

²⁰ "The upright will be [astonished and] appalled at this, And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless and polluted.

²¹ "Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

²² "But as for all of you, come back again, Even though I do not find a wise man among you.

²³ "My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated and torn apart; The wishes of my heart [are broken].

²⁴ "These [thoughts try to] make the night into the day; 'The light is near,' they say in the presence of darkness [but they pervert the truth].

²⁵ "But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home, If I make my bed in the darkness,

²⁶ If I call out to the pit (grave), 'You are my father'; And to the worm [that feeds on decay], 'You are my mother and my sister [because I will soon be closest to you],'

²⁷ Where now is my hope? And who regards or considers or is even concerned about my hope?

²⁸ "Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Shall we go down together in the dust?"

²⁹ Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

³⁰ "How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches? Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.

³¹ "Why are we regarded as beasts, As if [we are] stupid (senseless) in your eyes?

³² "You who tear yourself apart in anger, Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake, Or the rock to be moved out of its place?

³³ "Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out, And the flame of his fire will not shine.

³⁴ "The light will be dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him will be put out.

³⁵ "The vigorous stride will be shortened, And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.

³⁶ "For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness), And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].

³⁷ "A snare catches him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him.

³⁸ "A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him on the path.

³⁹ "Terrors frighten him on every side And chase at his heels.

⁴⁰ "The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened, And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].

⁴¹ "His skin is devoured by disease; The firstborn of death [the worst of diseases] consumes his limbs.

⁴² "He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety], And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).

⁴³ "Nothing of his dwells in his tent; Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].

⁴⁴ "The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below, And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

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1	"God hands me over to[1] criminals And tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.
2	"I was [living] at ease, but He crushed me and broke me apart, And He has seized me by the neck and has shaken me to pieces; He has also set me up as His target.
3	"His arrows surround me. He pierces my kidneys (vital organs) without mercy; He pours out my gall on the ground.
4	"He attacks me, making wound after wound; He runs at me like a warrior.
5	"I have sewed sackcloth over my skin [as a sign of mourning] And have defiled my horn (symbol of strength) in the dust.
6	"My face is red and swollen with weeping, And on my eyelids is the shadow of death [my eyes are dimmed],
7	Although there is no violence or wrongdoing in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
8	"O earth, do not cover my blood, And let there be no [resting] place for my cry [where it will cease being heard].
9	"Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, And my Advocate [who vouches and testifies for me] is on high.
10	"My friends are scoffers [who ridicule]; My eye pours out tears to God.
11	"Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me] Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.
12	"For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.
13	"My spirit is broken, my days are extinguished, The grave is ready for me.
14	"Surely there are mockers and mockery with me, And my eye gazes on their obstinacy and provocation.
15	"Give me a pledge (guarantee, promise) with Yourself [acknowledge my innocence before my death]; Who is there that will[1] be my guarantor and give security for me?
16	"But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding, Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].
17	"He who denounces and informs against his friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children will also languish and fail.
18	"But He has made me a byword and mockery among the people, And I have become one in whose face people spit.
19	"My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief, And all my [body's] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.
20	"The upright will be [astonished and] appalled at this, And the innocent will stir himself up against the godless and polluted.
21	"Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his ways, And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.
22	"But as for all of you, come back again, Even though I do not find a wise man among you.
23	"My days are past, my purposes and plans are frustrated and torn apart; The wishes of my heart [are broken].
24	"These [thoughts try to] make the night into the day; 'The light is near,' they say in the presence of darkness [but they pervert the truth].
25	"But if I look to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) as my home, If I make my bed in the darkness,
26	If I call out to the pit (grave), 'You are my father'; And to the worm [that feeds on decay], 'You are my mother and my sister [because I will soon be closest to you],'
27	Where now is my hope? And who regards or considers or is even concerned about my hope?
28	"Will my hope go down with me to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead)? Shall we go down together in the dust?"
29	Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
30	"How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches? Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.
31	"Why are we regarded as beasts, As if [we are] stupid (senseless) in your eyes?
32	"You who tear yourself apart in anger, Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake, Or the rock to be moved out of its place?
33	"Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out, And the flame of his fire will not shine.
34	"The light will be dark in his tent, And his lamp beside him will be put out.
35	"The vigorous stride will be shortened, And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
36	"For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness), And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].
37	"A snare catches him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him.
38	"A noose is hidden for him on the ground, And a trap for him on the path.
39	"Terrors frighten him on every side And chase at his heels.
40	"The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened, And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].
41	"His skin is devoured by disease; The firstborn of death [the worst of diseases] consumes his limbs.
42	"He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety], And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
43	"Nothing of his dwells in his tent; Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].
44	"The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below, And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

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