I cried softly like a weak little bird. I sounded like a dove as I mourned. My eyes grew tired as I looked up toward heaven. Lord, my life is in danger. Please come and help me!

我像燕子呢喃，像白鹤鸣叫，又像鸽子哀鸣；我因仰观，眼睛困倦。耶和华啊，我受欺压，求你为我作保。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鹤鸣叫，又如鸽子哀鸣；我因仰望，眼睛困倦。主啊，我受欺压，求你为我作保。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鹤鸣叫，又如鸽子哀鸣；我因仰望，眼睛困倦。主啊，我受欺压，求你为我作保。

“我像燕、鹤一样哀鸣，像鸽子一样呻吟；我举目望天，双眼疲倦。耶和华啊！我困苦不堪，求你保护我。

我像燕子呻吟，像白鹤鸣叫，又像鸽子哀鸣。我的眼睛因仰望高处而疲倦；耶和华啊！我受欺压，求你作我的保障。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鹤啼叫，又像鸽子哀鸣。我的眼睛因仰望高处而衰弱；主啊！我受欺压，求你作我的保障。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鶴鳴叫，又像鴿子哀鳴；我因仰觀，眼睛困倦。耶和華啊，我受欺壓，求你為我作保。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鶴鳴叫，又如鴿子哀鳴；我因仰望，眼睛困倦。主啊，我受欺壓，求你為我作保。

我像燕子呢喃，像白鶴鳴叫，又如鴿子哀鳴；我因仰望，眼睛困倦。主啊，我受欺壓，求你為我作保。

「我像燕、鶴一樣哀鳴，像鴿子一樣呻吟；我舉目望天，雙眼疲倦。耶和華啊！我困苦不堪，求你保護我。

我像燕子呻吟，像白鶴鳴叫，又像鴿子哀鳴。我的眼睛因仰望高處而疲倦；耶和華啊！我受欺壓，求你作我的保障。

我像燕子呢喃一樣地啁啾叫；我沉吟哀鳴像鴿子。我的眼懶着向上了；永恆主啊，我受欺壓；為我作保哦！

我像燕子呢喃，像白鶴啼叫，又像鴿子哀鳴。我的眼睛因仰望高處而衰弱；主啊！我受欺壓，求你作我的保障。

我之呢喃、如燕如鶴、我之哀鳴、有若班鳩、瞻望目疲、耶和華歟、我遭愁苦、爾其保余、

譬彼玄鳥、呢喃對語、譬彼班鳩、哀鳴不已、余亦若是、瞻望於上、至於目眩。耶和華與、我遭患難、爾其救余、

我哀鳴如燕如鶴、悲聲如鴿、我瞻望於上、至於目眩、我瞻望於上至於目弦或作我目向上流淚不已主歟、我甚艱苦、求主拯救、

I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”

Like a swallow or a crane I chirp; I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my pledge of safety!

Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help. I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

I chirp like a swallow or a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter; I moan like a dove; My eyes look wistfully to the heights; Lord, I am oppressed, be my security.

Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered; I mourned like a dove; My eyes fail from looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; Undertake for me!

Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.

I chirp like a swallow or a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me.

Like a crane[ or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail[ with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O sovereign master, I am oppressed; help me!

I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”

All of us growl like hungry bears. We sound like doves as we mourn. We want the Lord to do what is fair and save us. But he doesn’t do it. We long for him to set us free. But the time for that seems far away.

I’ve become a brother to wild dogs. Owls are my companions.

I’m worn out from calling for help. My throat is very dry. My eyes grow tired looking for my God.

I look up and pray to you. Your throne is in heaven.Slaves depend on their masters. A female slave depends on the woman she works for. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God. We wait for him to have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Have mercy on us, because people haven’t stopped making fun of us.We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud. They were always laughing at us.

The attackers order that Nineveh’s people be taken away as prisoners. The female slaves sound like doves as they mourn. They beat their chests.

Make sure that everything goes well with me. Don’t let proud people treat me badly.My eyes grow tired as I look to you to save me. Please save me as you have promised.

All those who escape and are left alive will run to the mountains. They will sound like doves of the valley when they cry over their sins.

Lord, answer me quickly. I’m growing weak. Don’t turn your face away from me, or I will be like those who go down into the grave.

My strength has dried up like grass. I even forget to eat my food.I groan out loud because of my suffering. I’m nothing but skin and bones.I’m like a desert owl. I’m like an owl among destroyed buildings.I can’t sleep. I’ve become like a bird alone on a roof.

My eyes grow tired looking for what you have promised. I say,“ When will you comfort me?”

“ God, please pay the price to have me set free. Who else would put up money for me?

And that’s not all. Our eyes grew tired. We looked for help that never came. We watched from our towers. We kept looking for a nation that couldn’t save us.