Lamentations 1:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 1:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עַמָּ֤הּ
ʻam
H5971
people
נֶאֱנָחִים֙
ʼânach
H584
to groan
מְבַקְּשִׁ֣ים
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
נָתְנ֧וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
מחמודיהם
machmud
H4262
precious thing
מַחֲמַדֵּיהֶ֛ם
machmâd
H4261
desire
בְּאֹ֖כֶל
ʼôkel
H400
food
לְהָשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
נָ֑פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
רְאֵ֤ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הָיִ֖יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
זוֹלֵלָֽה
zâlal
H2151
to be worthless
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World English Bible Public Domain
All her people sigh, they seek bread; They have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: Look, Yahweh, and see; for I am become abject.
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King James Version Public Domain
All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
All her people are groaning, seeking bread. They have given their precious things for food to restore life. “See, Yahweh, and look, for I have become despised.” LAMEDH
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).