as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
He tears me down on every side until I am gone; He uproots my hope like a tree.
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merr
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of l
And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the
In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”