New International Version NIV
New International Version NIV
1 “But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
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“But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
2 Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?
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Of what use was the strength of their hands to me, since their vigor had gone from them?
3 Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night.
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Haggard from want and hunger, they roamed the parched land in desolate wastelands at night.
4 In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
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In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
5 They were banished from human society, shouted at as if they were thieves.
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They were banished from human society, shouted at as if they were thieves.
6 They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
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They were forced to live in the dry stream beds, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
7 They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth.
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They brayed among the bushes and huddled in the undergrowth.
8 A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land.
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A base and nameless brood, they were driven out of the land.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.