Job 16:6–15

¹MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¶ My soule is ^‖weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

¹⁵I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

¹⁶Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.

¹⁷They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

¹⁸Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

¹⁵I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.

¹⁶Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.

^17‖They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.

¹⁸Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.

¹I CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

²In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

³I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

⁵I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

⁶I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

⁷Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

⁸Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

⁹Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

¹¶ I cryed vnto God with my voice: euen vnto God with my voice, and he gaue eare vnto me.

^2†In the day of my trouble, I sought the LORD; my sore ranne in the night, and ceased not: my soule refused to be comforted.

³I remembred God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was ouerwhelmed. Selah.

⁴Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speake.

⁵I haue considered the dayes of old, the yeeres of auncient times.

⁶I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine owne heart, and my spirit made diligent search.

⁷Will the LORD cast off for euer? and will hee be fauourable no more?

^8†Is his mercy cleane gone for euer? doth his promise faile for euermore?

⁹Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut vp his tender mercies? Selah.

³So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

³So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

¹⁷While 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.

¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

¹⁹And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

¹⁵And the Sabeans fell vpon them, and tooke them away: yea they haue slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, ^‖The fire of God is fallen from heauen, and hath burnt vp the sheepe, and the seruants, and consumed them, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁷While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Caldeans made out three bands, and ^†fell vpon the camels, and haue caried them away, yea, and slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, & said, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters, were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house.

¹⁹And beholde, there came a great winde ^†from the wildernes, and smote the foure corners of the house, and it fell vpon the yong men, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

⁴The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

^4*The LORD God hath giuen me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speake a worde in season to him that is wearie: hee wakeneth morning by morning, hee wakeneth mine eare to heare as the learned.

¹MY soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

¹¶ My soule is ^‖weary of my life, I will leaue my complaint vpon my selfe; I will speake in the bitternesse of my soule.

⁵When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

⁶When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

⁷When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

⁸The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

⁹The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

¹⁰The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

¹¹When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

¹⁹My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

²⁰My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

²¹Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

²²After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

²³And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.

²⁴If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

²⁵I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

⁵When the Almightie was yet with me, when my children were about me:

⁶When I washed my steps with butter, and the rocke powred ^†me out riuers of oyle:

⁷When I went out to the gate, through the citie, when I prepared my seate in the street.

⁸The yong men saw me, and hid themselues: and the aged arose, and stood vp.

⁹The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

^10†The Nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

¹¹When the eare heard mee, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gaue witnesse to me:

¹²Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

¹³The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.

¹⁴I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.

¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.

¹⁷And I brake the ^†iawes of the wicked, and ^†pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

¹⁹My roote was ^†spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.

²⁰My glory was ^†fresh in mee, and my bow was ^†renewed in my hand.

²¹Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.

²²After my words they spake not againe, & my speach dropped vpon them,

²³And they waited for me as for the raine, and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter raine.

²⁴ If I laughed on them, they beleeued it not, and the light of my countenance they cast not downe.

²⁵I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling: and there the ^†wearie be at rest.

¹⁶I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

¹⁶I loath it, I would not liue alway: let me alone, for my dayes are vanitie.

¹³Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.

¹³Therefore also will I make thee sicke in smiting thee, in making thee desolate, because of thy sinnes.

¹¹¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

¹²For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

¹¹¶ ^*My sonne, despise not the chastening of the LORD: neither be weary of his correction.

¹²For whom the LORD loueth, he correcteth, euen as a father the sonne, in whom he delighteth.

⁶I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

⁷Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

^6‖I am weary with my groning, all the night make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my teares.

⁷Mine eie is consumed because of griefe; it waxeth olde because of all mine enemies.

¹⁷Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

¹⁷Thou renuest thy ^†witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation vpon me; Changes and warre are against me.

²⁰My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

²⁰My bone cleaueth to my skinne, ^‖and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skinne of my teeth.

²⁴My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

²⁴My knees are weake through fasting: and my flesh faileth of fatnesse.

²¹I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

²¹I went out full, and the LORD hath bought me home againe emptie: Why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

²⁷That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

²⁷That hee might present it to himselfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinckle, or any such thing: but that it should bee holy and without blemish.

¹⁶Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

¹⁶Therefore shall the LORD, the LORD of hosts, send among his fat ones leannesse, and vnder his glory hee shall kindle a burning, like the burning of a fire.

¹⁶¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

¹⁶¶ ^††From the vttermost part of the earth haue we heard songs, euen glory to the righteous: but I said, My leannesse, my leannesse, woe vnto me: the treacherous dealers haue dealt treacherously, yea the treacherous dealers haue dealt very treacherously.

¹⁵And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

^15*And he gaue them their request: but sent leannesse into their soule.

²⁴Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?

²⁴Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemie?

¹⁶All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

¹⁶All thine enemies haue opened their mouth against thee: they hisse and gnash the teeth: they say, We haue swallowed her vp: certainly this is the day that we looked for: we haue found, we haue seene it.

¹⁶With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

¹⁶With hypocriticall mockers in feasts: they gnashed vpon mee with their teeth.

¹COME, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

¹¶ Come, and let vs returne vnto the LORD: for hee hath torne, and hee will heale vs: he hath smitten, and he will binde vs vp.

¹¹He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.

¹¹He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and hee counteth me vnto him as one of his enemies.

⁵⁴¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

⁵⁴¶ When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

¹⁶For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

¹⁷Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

¹⁶For it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce Lion: and againe thou shewest thy selfe marueilous vpon me.

¹⁷Thou renuest thy ^†witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation vpon me; Changes and warre are against me.

²⁷Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

²⁷Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes, and ^†lookest narrowly vnto all my pathes; thou settest a print vpon the ^†heeles of my feete.

⁴He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

⁴He teareth ^†himselfe in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rocke bee remooued out of his place?

¹²The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

^12‖The wicked plotteth against the iust, and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth.

¹⁴For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

¹⁴For I will bee vnto Ephraim as a Lion, and as a yong Lion to the house of Iudah: I, euen I wil teare and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

¹⁰He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.

¹⁰He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.

⁸¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

⁸¶ Reioyce not against mee, O mine enemie: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darknes, the LORD shall be a light vnto me.

²²Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

²²Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I teare you in pieces, and there be none to deliuer.

¹⁵But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

^15†But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered themselues together: yea, the abiects gathered themselues together against me, & I knew it not, they did teare me, and ceased not,

¹³They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

^13†They gaped vpon me with their mouthes, as a rauening and a roaring Lyon.

⁶I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

^6*I gaue my backe to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the haire: I hidde not my face from shame and spitting.

³⁰He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

³⁰Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him, hee is filled full with reproch.

²And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

²And the high Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him, to smite him on the mouth.

¹NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

¹¶ Now gather thy selfe in troupes, O daughter of troupes: he hath laid siege against vs: they shal smite the Iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.

¹⁶For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

¹⁷I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

^16*For dogges haue compassed me: the assembly of the wicked haue inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feete.

¹⁷I may tell all my bones: they looke and stare vpon me.

²⁴But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

²⁴But Zedekiah the sonne of Chenaanah went neere, and smote Micaiah on the cheeke, and said, ^*Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me, to speake vnto thee?

²⁰For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

²⁰For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man deuoure you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himselfe, if a man smite you on the face.

²¹They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

²¹They gather themselues together against the soule of the righteous: and condemne the innocent blood.

²³Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

²³Then Zedekiah the sonne of Chenaanah, came neere, and smote Micaiah vpon the cheeke, and sayd, Which way went the spirit of the LORD from mee, to speake vnto thee?

²⁷For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

²⁷For of a trueth against thy holy child Iesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were gathered together,

²²And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

²²And when hee had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by, stroke Iesus ^‖with the palme of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the hie priest so?

³⁵And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

³⁶And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

³⁵And the people stood beholding, & the rulers also with them derided him, saying, Hee saued others, let him saue himselfe, if he be Christ, y ^e chosen of God.

³⁶And the souldiers also mocked him, comming to him, and offering him vineger,

⁶⁷Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

^67*Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him with ^‖the palmes of their hands,

²¹Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

²¹Yea they opened their mouth wide against me, and saide, Aha, Aha, our eye hath seene it.

¹²Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

¹²Deliuer me not ouer vnto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen vp against me, and such as breath out crueltie.

⁸And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

⁸And hast not shut me vp into the hand of the enemie: thou hast set my feete in a large roome.

¹⁴Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

^14*Behold, he trauelleth with iniquitie, and hath conceiued mischiefe, and brought forth falshood.

¹⁸And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

¹⁸And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had ^†deliuered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

⁷And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

⁷And least I should bee exalted aboue measure through the abundance of the reuelations, there was giuen to me a ^*thorne in the flesh, the messenger of Sathan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted aboue measure.

¹³¶ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

¹⁴And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

¹⁷While 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.

¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:

¹⁹And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

¹³¶ And there was a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house:

¹⁴And there came a messenger vnto Iob, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them,

¹⁵And the Sabeans fell vpon them, and tooke them away: yea they haue slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, ^‖The fire of God is fallen from heauen, and hath burnt vp the sheepe, and the seruants, and consumed them, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁷While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Caldeans made out three bands, and ^†fell vpon the camels, and haue caried them away, yea, and slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.

¹⁸While he was yet speaking, there came also another, & said, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters, were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house.

¹⁹And beholde, there came a great winde ^†from the wildernes, and smote the foure corners of the house, and it fell vpon the yong men, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

⁷¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

⁷¶ So went Satan foorth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Iob with sore biles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne.

¹⁶Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

^16*Then deliuered he him therfore vnto them to be crucified: and they took Iesus, and led him away.

³²For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

³²For God hath ^‖concluded them all in vnbeliefe, that he might haue mercy vpon all.

²⁰I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

²⁰I haue sinned, what shall I doe vnto thee, O thou preseruer of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to my selfe?

¹¹He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

¹²He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

¹¹Hee hath turned aside my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: hee hath made me desolate.

¹²He hath bent his bow, and set me as a marke for the arrow.

⁴My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

⁴My flesh and my skinne hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

¹⁹Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

¹⁹Though thou hast sore broken vs in the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.

⁷When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

⁷When they tooke hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst breake, and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned vpon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loynes to be at a stand.

²⁶He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers:

²⁶He runneth vpon him, euen on his necke, vpon the thicke bosses of his bucklers:

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.

¹⁹My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

¹⁸Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiplie my dayes as the sand.

¹⁹My roote was ^†spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.

³When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

³When his ^†candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:

¹⁰The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

¹⁰The roaring of the Lyon, and the voice of the fierce Lyon, and the teeth of the yong Lyons are broken.

¹²Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

¹² Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch ouer me?

⁴⁴And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

⁴⁴And ^*whosoeuer shall fall on this stone, shalbe broken: but on whom soeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to powder.

⁴Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

⁴(Who haue for my life laid downe their owne neckes: vnto whome not onely I giue thankes, but also all the Churches of the Gentiles.)

²And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

³His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

²And there were borne vnto him seuen sonnes, and three daughters.

³His ^‖substance also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great ^‖houshold; so that this man was the greatest of all the ^†men of the East.

²⁶I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

²⁶I was not in safetie, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet: yet trouble came.

²⁵It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

²⁵It is drawen, and commeth out of the body; yea the glistering sword commeth out of his gall; terrours are vpon him.

⁴For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

^4*For the arrowes of the Almightie are within me, the poyson whereof drinketh vp my spirit: the terrors of God doe set themselues in aray against mee.

¹¹Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.

^11‖Mine eyes doe faile with teares: my bowels are troubled: my liuer is powred vpon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, because the children and the sucklings swoone in the streets of the citie.

²⁰The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

²⁰The LORD wil not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD, and his ielousie shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this booke shall lie vpon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from vnder heauen.

¹¹Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

^11*Wherefore, as I liue, saith the LORD God, Surely because thou hast defiled my Sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee, neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I haue any pitie.

²³The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

²³The archers haue sorely grieued him, and shot at him, and hated him.

²⁷Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

²⁷Whom I shal see for my selfe, and mine eyes shall beholde, and not ^†another, though my reines bee consumed ^†within me.

¹⁰Then 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.

¹⁰Then should I yet haue comfort, yea I would harden my selfe in sorrow; let him not spare, for I haue not concealed the words of the holy One.

¹³He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

^13†Hee hath caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

¹²If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

¹³He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

¹²If he turne not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bowe, and made it ready.

¹³He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors.

³²He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

³²He that spared not his owne son, but deliuered him vp for vs all: how shall hee not with him also freely giue vs all things?

⁵And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

⁵And spared not the old world, but saued Noah the eight person a preacher of righteousnesse, bringing in the flood vpon the world of the vngodly:

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

¹⁷For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

⁷They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

⁷They shall runne like mighty men, they shall clime the wall like men of warre, and they shall march euery one on his wayes, and they shall not breake their rankes.

⁸And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

⁸And he smote them hip and thigh, with a great slaughter; and hee went down and dwelt in the top of the rocke Etam.

³Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

⁴My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

⁵He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

³Surely against me is he turned, he turneth his hand against me all the day.

⁴My flesh and my skinne hath he made old, he hath broken my bones.

⁵He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and trauel.

⁷Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

⁷Deepe calleth vnto deepe at the noyse of thy water-spouts: all thy waues, and thy billowes are gone ouer me.

³⁴And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

³⁴And Iacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth vpon his loines, & mourned for his sonne many dayes.

⁵Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

⁵Let the enemie persecute my soule, and take it, yea let him tread downe my life vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.

²⁷And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

²⁷And it came to passe when Ahab heard those wordes, that hee rent his clothes, and put sackecloth vpon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

¹²And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

¹²And in that day did the LORD God of hostes call to weeping and to mourning, and to baldnesse, and to girding with sackecloth.

⁵Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

⁵Lift not vp your horne on high: speake not with a stiffe necke.

¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

¹⁰The aduersaries of the LORD shalbe broken to pieces: ^*out of heauen shal he thunder vpon them: the LORD shall iudge the ends of the earth, and he shal giue strength vnto his king, and exalt the horne of his Anointed.

¹⁹He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

¹⁹He hath cast mee into the myre, and I am become like dust and ashes.

¹⁰All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

¹⁰All the hornes of the wicked also will I cut off; but the hornes of the righteous shall be exalted.