Lamentations 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 1:16 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֵ֣לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
בוֹכִיָּ֗ה
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
עֵינִ֤י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עֵינִי֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
יֹ֣רְדָה
yârad
H3381
to go down
מַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
רָחַ֥ק
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מִמֶּ֛נִּי
min
H4480
from
מְנַחֵ֖ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
מֵשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
נַפְשִׁ֑י
nephesh
H5315
soul
הָי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָנַי֙
bên
H1121
son
שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ים
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
גָבַ֖ר
gâbar
H1396
to be strong
אוֹיֵֽב
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
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World English Bible Public Domain
For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.
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King James Version Public Domain
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Over these things I, I am weeping; my eye, my eye is running down with water, for a comforter who restores my life is far from me. My sons are desolate because the enemy has prevailed.” PE
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