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9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
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9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.
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10 But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
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10 But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.
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11 As water disappears from the sea or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,
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11 As water disappears from the sea or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,
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12 so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
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12 so man lies down and does not rise; till the heavens are no more, men will not awake or be roused from their sleep.
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13 "If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!
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13 "If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!
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14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.
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14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.
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15 You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
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15 You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
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16 Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin.
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16 Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin.
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17 My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.
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17 My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.
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18 "But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,
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18 "But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and as a rock is moved from its place,
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19 as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope.
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19 as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man's hope.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
