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King James Bible 1611 |
King James Bible 1769 |
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| 30:1 | But nowe they that are yonger then I, haue mee in derision, whose fathers I would haue disdained to haue set with the dogs of my flocke. | But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. | |
| 30:2 | Yea whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom olde age was perished? | Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? | |
| 30:3 | For want and famine they were solitarie: flying into the wildernesse in former time desolate and waste: | For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. | |
| 30:4 | Who cut vp mallowes by the bushes, and Iuniper rootes for their meate. | Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. | |
| 30:5 | They were driuen foorth from among men, (they cried after them, as after a thiefe.) | They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) | |
| 30:6 | To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caues of the earth, and in the rockes. | To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. | |
| 30:7 | Among the bushes they brayed: vnder the nettles they were gathered together. | Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. | |
| 30:8 | They were children of fooles, yea children of base men: they were viler then the earth. | They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. | |
| 30:9 | And now am I their song, yea I am their by-word. | And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. | |
| 30:10 | They abhorre me, they flee farre from me, and spare not to spit in my face. | They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. | |
| 30:11 | Because hee hath loosed my cord and afflicted me, they haue also let loose the bridle before me. | Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. | |
| 30:12 | Upon my right hand rise the youth, they push away my feete, and they raise vp against mee the wayes of their destruction. | Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. | |
| 30:13 | They marre my path, they set forward my calamitie, they haue no helper. | They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. | |
| 30:14 | They came vpon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselues vpon me. | They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me. | |
| 30:15 | Terrours are turned vpon mee: they pursue my soule as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloude. | Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. | |
| 30:16 | And now my soule is powred out vpon me: the dayes of affliction haue taken hold vpon me. | And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. | |
| 30:17 | My bones are pierced in mee in the night season: and my sinewes take no rest. | My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. | |
| 30:18 | By the great force of my disease, is my garment changed: it bindeth mee about as the collar of my coat. | By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. | |
| 30:19 | He hath cast mee into the myre, and I am become like dust and ashes. | He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. | |
| 30:20 | I crie vnto thee, and thou doest not heare me: I stand vp, and thou regardest me not. | I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not. | |
| 30:21 | Thou art become cruell to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thy selfe against me. | Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. | |
| 30:22 | Thou liftest me vp to the wind: thou causest me to ride vpon it, and dissoluest my substance. | Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance. | |
| 30:23 | For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all liuing. | For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. | |
| 30:24 | Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the graue, though they cry in his destruction. | Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. | |
| 30:25 | Did not I weepe for him that was in trouble? was not my soule grieued for the poore? | Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? | |
| 30:26 | When I looked for good, then euill came vnto mee: and when I waited for light, there came darkenes. | When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. | |
| 30:27 | My bowels boyled and rested not: the dayes of affliction preuented mee. | My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. | |
| 30:28 | I went mourning without the Sunne: I stood vp, and I cried in the Congregation. | I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. | |
| 30:29 | I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owles. | I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. | |
| 30:30 | My skinne is blacke vpon mee, and my bones are burnt with heat. | My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. | |
| 30:31 | My harpe also is turned to mourning, and my organe into the voyce of them that weepe. | My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. | |
