Parallel Verses

World English Bible

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

New American Standard Bible

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

King James Version

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Holman Bible

I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.

International Standard Version

I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.

A Conservative Version

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dried. My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

American Standard Version

I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Amplified


I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

Bible in Basic English

I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

Darby Translation

I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Julia Smith Translation

I was wearied in my calling, my throat was dried up: mine eyes failed waiting for my God.

King James 2000

I am weary from my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I am weary with my calling [out]; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted [in my] waiting for my God.

Modern King James verseion

I am weary from my crying; my throat is dried; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.

NET Bible

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

New Heart English Bible

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

The Emphasized Bible

I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, - Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.

Webster

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Youngs Literal Translation

I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

References

Hastings

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God. 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn't take away.


Cross References

Psalm 6:6

I am weary with my groaning. Every night I flood my bed. I drench my couch with my tears.

Psalm 119:82

My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?"

Isaiah 38:14

I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security."

Deuteronomy 28:32

Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people; and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand.

Psalm 119:123

My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."

Job 16:16

My face is red with weeping. Deep darkness is on my eyelids.

Psalm 13:1-3

How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

Psalm 22:2

My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don't answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

Psalm 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Psalm 39:7

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Psalm 69:21

They also gave me gall for my food. In my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.

Lamentations 2:11

My eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

John 19:28

After this, Jesus, seeing that all things were now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I am thirsty."

Hebrews 5:7

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

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