Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
DRA[34:13]But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.
FBVBut when they were sick, I put on clothes of sackcloth in sympathy. I denied myself through fasting. May my prayer for them return to bless me too.
GNVYet I, when they were sicke, I was clothed with a sacke: I humbled my soule with fasting: and my praier was turned vpon my bosome.
JPSBut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth, I afflicted my soul with fasting; and my prayer, may it return into mine own bosom.
LSVAnd I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, || I have humbled my soul with fastings, || And my prayer returns to my bosom.
NASBBut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, But my prayer kept returning to me.NASB 2020
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
OJBBut as for me, when they were choleh (ill), my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my nefesh with tzom (fasting); and my tefillah (prayer) turned back on mine own kheyk (bosom).
T4TWhen they were ill, I showed that I was sad. I did not eat any food, and I bowed my head as I prayed for them.