Isaiah 38:13 “I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bone…”

Isaiah 38:13

I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

World English Bible

I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me.

American Standard Version

I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I rekoned to the morning: but he brake all my bones, like a lion: from day to night wilt thou make an ende of me.

Darby Translation

I kept still until the morning; ...as a lion, so doth he break all my bones. From day to night thou wilt make an end of me.

Young's Literal Translation

I have set [Him] till morning as a lion, So doth He break all my bones, From day unto night Thou dost end me.

Bible in Basic English

I am crying out with pain till the morning; it is as if a lion was crushing all my bones.

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Cross references

“as a lion”

Psalm 51:8 Daniel 6:24 1 Kings 13:24–26 Job 16:12–14 Psalm 39:10 Psalm 50:22

Psalm 51:8 · BSB

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

Daniel 6:24 · BSB

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered…

1 Kings 13:24–26 · BSB

As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

Job 16:12–14 · BSB

I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;

Psalm 39:10 · BSB

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.

Psalm 50:22 · BSB

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.

14I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

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