Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
New International Version NIV
7 If I cry "Violence!" I'm not answered; I shout—but there is no justice.
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“Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
8 He walled up my path so I can't pass and put darkness on my trail,
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He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness.
9 stripped my honor from me, removed the crown from my head,
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He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
10 tore me down completely so that I'll die, and uprooted my hope like a tree.
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He tears me down on every side till I am gone; he uproots my hope like a tree.
11 His anger burns against me; he considers me his enemy.
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His anger burns against me; he counts me among his enemies.
12 His troops come as one and construct their siege ramp against me; they camp around my tent.
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His troops advance in force; they build a siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.
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