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and behold, I lay there like a corpse and I was deprived of my understanding. Then he grasped my right hand and strengthened me and set me on my feet, and said to me,
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"What is the matter with you? And why are you troubled? And why are your understanding and the thoughts of your mind troubled?"
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I said, "Because you have forsaken me! I did as you directed, and went out into the field, and behold, I saw, and still see, what I am unable to explain."
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He said to me, "Stand up like a man, and I will instruct you."
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I said, "Speak, my lord; only do not forsake me, lest I die before my time.
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For I have seen what I did not know, and I have heard what I do not understand.
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Or is my mind deceived, and my soul dreaming?
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Now therefore I entreat you to give your servant an explanation of this bewildering vision."
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He answered me and said, "Listen to me and I will inform you, and tell you about the things which you fear, for the Most High has revealed many secrets to you.
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For he has seen your righteous conduct, that you have sorrowed continually for your people, and mourned greatly over Zion.
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This therefore is the meaning of the vision.