Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Never have I disgraced myself or my father's name, as long as we have lived in this land of exile. My father has no other child to be his heir, and there is no relative whom I can marry. I have already lost seven husbands, so why should I live any longer? But if it is not your will to take my life, at least show mercy to me. Don't let me hear those insults again!" New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth. Tobit 3:13She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee. Tobit 3:14 To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. Tobit 3:16 Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust. Tobit 3:17 Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness. Context Tobit 3…14To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. 15I beg, O Lord, that thou loose me from the bond of this reproach, or else take me away from the earth. 16Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust.… Cross References Tobit 3:13 She said: Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, who when thou hast been angry, wilt shew mercy, and in the time of tribulation forgivest the sins of them that call upon thee. Tobit 3:14 To thee, O Lord, I turn my face, to thee I direct my eyes. Tobit 3:16 Thou knowest, O Lord, that I never coveted a husband, and have kept my soul clean from all lust. Tobit 3:17 Never have I joined myself with them that play: neither have I made myself partaker with them that walk in lightness. |