The result was that anguish over his sins depleted his vigor, just as summer’s dry heat saps moisture from a tree.
إِنَّهُ يُبْعِدُ ٱلتَّعْيِيرَ عَنِ ٱسْمِ يَهْوَه ٱلْقُدُّوسِ وَيَصُونُ صِيتَ شَعْبِهِ ٱلْحَسَنَ .‏