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And there was no more war unto the five and
thirtieth year of the reign of
Asa.
And there was no war until the thirty-fifth
year of
Asa’s reign.
In the six and
thirtieth year of the reign of
Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built
Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to
Asa king of Judah.
In the thirty-sixth
year of
Asa’s reign,
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified
Ramah to prevent
anyone from leaving or entering the territory of
Asa king of Judah.
And
Asa in the thirty and ninth
year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
In the thirty-ninth
year of his reign,
Asa became diseased in his feet, and his
malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
And
Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and
fortieth year of his reign.
So in the forty-first
year of his reign,
Asa died and rested with his fathers.
Also in the third
year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-
hail, and to
Obadiah, and to
Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
And after certain
years he went down to
Ahab to Samaria. And
Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to
Ramoth-
gilead.
And some
years later he went down to visit
Ahab in Samaria, where
Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to
Ramoth-
gilead.
And
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five
years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
So
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five
years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two
years, his
bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of
sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
Thirty and two
years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight
years, and departed without being desired.
Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the
sepulchres of the kings.
Jehoram was thirty-two
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight
years. He died, to no one’s
regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
Forty and two
years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one
year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was
Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
Ahaziah was twenty-two
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one
year. His mother’s name was
Athaliah, the
granddaughter of Omri.
And he was with them
hid in the house of God six
years: and
Athaliah reigned over the land.
And
Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six
years while
Athaliah ruled the land.
And in the seventh
year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds,
Azariah the son of Jeroham, and
Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and
Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
Then in the seventh
year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with
Azariah son of Jeroham,
Ishmael son of Jehohanan,
Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
Joash was seven
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty
years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
Joash was seven
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty
years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from
year to
year, and see that ye
hasten the matter.
Howbeit the Levites
hastened it not.
So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make
haste.
But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
When Jehoiada was old and full of years, he died at the age of 130.
And it came to pass at the end of the
year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the
spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
In the spring, the army of
Aram went to war against
Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the
plunder to their king in Damascus.
Amaziah was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine
years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
Amaziah was twenty-five
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine
years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
Moreover
Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty
years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle
spear and shield.
Then
Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty
years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the
spear and shield.
Amaziah son of
Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen
years after the death of Jehoash son of
Jehoahaz king of Israel.
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen
years old, and made him king in the room of his father
Amaziah.
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen
years old, and made him king in place of his father
Amaziah.
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
And
Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was
leprous in his
forehead, and they thrust him out from thence;
yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had
smitten him.
Jotham was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of
Zadok.
Jotham was twenty-five
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen
years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of
Zadok.
He fought also with the king of the
Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of
Ammon gave him the same
year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of
Ammon pay unto him, both the second
year, and the third.
Jotham
waged war against the king of the
Ammonites and defeated them, and that
year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third
years.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
Ahaz was twenty
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen
years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
Ahaz was twenty
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen
years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty
years old, and he reigned nine and twenty
years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was
Abijah, the daughter of
Zechariah.
Hezekiah was twenty-five
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine
years. His mother’s name was
Abijah, the daughter of
Zechariah.
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
In the first month of the first
year of his reign,
Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
Beside their
genealogy of males, from three
years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
In addition, they distributed portions to the males registered by
genealogy who were three
years of age or older—to all who would enter the house of the LORD for their daily duties for service in the responsibilities of their divisions—
Both to the
genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty
years old and upward, in their charges by their courses;
and to the priests
enrolled according to their families in the
genealogy, as well as to the Levites twenty
years of age or older, according to their duties and divisions.
Manasseh was twelve
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five
years in Jerusalem:
Manasseh was twelve
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five
years.
Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years.
Josiah was eight
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty
years.
Josiah was eight
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one
years.
For in the eighth
year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the
twelfth year he began to
purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the
molten images.
In the eighth
year of his reign, while he was still young,
Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the
twelfth year he began to
cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.
Now in the
eighteenth year of his reign, when he had
purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
Now in the
eighteenth year of his reign, in order to
cleanse the land and the temple,
Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
Jehoahaz was twenty and three
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven
years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven
years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Jehoiachin was eight
years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Jehoiachin was eighteen
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
And when the
year was
expired, king
Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made
Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
In the spring, King
Nebuchadnezzar summoned
Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made
Jehoiachin’s relative
Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was one and twenty
years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven
years in Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one
years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven
years.
To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay
desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil
threescore and ten
years.
So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the
desolation, until seventy
years were completed, in
fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah.
Now in the first
year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first
year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Now in the first
year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first
year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
Now in the second
year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the
remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty
years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
In the second month of the second
year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem,
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty
years of age or older to
supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second
year of the reign of
Darius king of Persia.
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a
standstill until the second
year of the reign of
Darius king of Persia.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
In the first
year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof
threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof
threescore cubits;
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
And this house was finished on the third day of the month
Adar, which was in the sixth
year of the reign of
Darius the king.
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of
Adar, in the sixth
year of the reign of King
Darius.
Now after these things, in the reign of
Artaxerxes king of Persia,
Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of
Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Many
years later, during the reign of
Artaxerxes king of Persia,
Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of
Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the
porters, and the
Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh
year of
Artaxerxes the king.
So in the seventh
year of King
Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh
year of the king.
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands:
yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this
trespass.
Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”
These are the words of
Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the
twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of
Susa,
And it came to pass in the month
Nisan, in the
twentieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been
beforetime sad in his presence.
Now in the month of
Nisan, in the
twentieth year of King
Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been
sad in his presence,
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the
twentieth year even unto the two and
thirtieth year of
Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve
years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
Furthermore, from the day King
Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his
twentieth year until his thirty-second
year (twelve
years total), neither I nor my brothers
ate the food
allotted to the governor.
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine
plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also
oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to
slay thee;
yea, in the night will they come to
slay thee.
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
Yea, when they had made them a
molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
Even when they cast for themselves an image of a
calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies,
Yea, forty
years didst thou
sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
Yet many
years didst thou
forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
You were patient with them for many
years, and Your Spirit
admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not
listen, so You gave them into the hands of the
neighboring peoples.
And if the people of the land bring ware or any
victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not
buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh
year, and the
exaction of every debt.
When the people of the land bring
merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not
buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh
year we will let the fields lie
fallow, and will
cancel every debt.
Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves
yearly with the third part of a
shekel for the service of the house of our God;
We also place ourselves under the obligation to
contribute a third of a
shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:
We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the
donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each
year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and
thirtieth year of
Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to
Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second
year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
In the third
year of his reign,
Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
So
Esther was taken unto king
Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month
Tebeth, in the seventh
year of his reign.
She was taken to King
Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of
Tebeth, in the seventh
year of his reign.
In the first month, that is, the month
Nisan, in the
twelfth year of king
Ahasuerus, they cast
Pur, that is, the lot, before
Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the
twelfth month, that is, the month
Adar.
In the
twelfth year of King
Xerxes, in the first month, the month of
Nisan, the
Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before
Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the
twelfth month, the month of
Adar.
Haman said moreover,
Yea,
Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the
banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to
morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
“What is more,”
Haman added, “Queen
Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the
banquet she prepared, and I am invited back
tomorrow along with the king.
The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to
celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every
year, according to their regulation.
And the
Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away;
yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
the
Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
While he was still speaking, another
messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands,
raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
And
Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin,
yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
“Skin for skin!”
Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Then should I yet have comfort;
yea, I would
harden myself in sorrow: let him not
spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
It still brings me comfort, and joy through
unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Yea, ye
overwhelm the fatherless, and ye
dig a pit for your friend.
You would even cast lots for an
orphan and
barter away your friend.
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at
stake.
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man’s days,
Are Your days like those of a
mortal, or Your
years like those of a man,
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;
yea, thou shalt be
stedfast, and shalt not fear:
then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;
yea, thou shalt
dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?
But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder
meditation before Him.
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I:
yea, thine own lips
testify against thee.
Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips
testify against you.
Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of
years is hidden to the
oppressor.
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few
years are reserved for the
ruthless.
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
For when only a few years are past I will go the way of no return.
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the
spark of his fire shall not
shine.
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is
extinguished; the flame of his fire does not
glow.
Yea, young children
despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
Even little boys
scorn me; when I appear, they
deride me.
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my
reins be consumed within me.
I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
yea, he shall be
chased away as a vision of the night.
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be
chased away like a vision in the night.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body;
yea, the
glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
It is drawn out of his back, the
gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.