Catholic Public Domain Version
"I said: I will not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I will no longer behold man, nor the habitation of rest. "
— Isaiah 38:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.”
“I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. ”
“I said, "I won't see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.”
““I thought,‘I will no longer see the LORD in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.”
“I said: I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest.”
“I said, I will not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I will not see man again or those living in the world.”
“I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.”
Behold, I will cause the shadow of the lines, which has now descended on the sundial of Ahaz, to move in reverse for ten lines.” And so, the sun moved backward by ten lines, through the degrees by which it had descended.
The writing of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, after he had fallen ill and had recovered from his sickness:
“I said: In the middle of my days, I will go to the gates of Hell. So I sought the remainder of my years.
I said: I will not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I will no longer behold man, nor the habitation of rest.
My longevity has been taken away; it has been folded up and taken from me, like the tent of a shepherd. My life has been cut off, as if by a weaver. While I was still beginning, he cut me off. From morning until evening, you have marked out my limits.
I hoped, even until morning. Like a lion, so has he crushed all my bones. From morning until evening, you have marked my limits.
I will cry out, like a young swallow. I will meditate, like a dove. My eyes have been weakened by gazing upward. O Lord, I suffer violence! Answer in my favor.