Their residents are powerless; they are terrified and ashamed. They are as short-lived as plants in the field or green vegetation. They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftops when it is scorched by the east wind.

"I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?

For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.

In just a very short time Lebanon will turn into an orchard, and the orchard will be considered a forest.

"For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

For a short time your special nation possessed a land, but then our adversaries knocked down your holy sanctuary.