Lamentations 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 1:3 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 →
גָּֽלְתָ֨ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
יְהוּדָ֤ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
מֵעֹ֨נִי֙
ʻŏnîy
H6040
affliction
וּמֵרֹ֣ב
rôb
H7230
multitude
עֲבֹדָ֔ה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
הִ֚יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יָשְׁבָ֣ה
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָצְאָ֖ה
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
מָנ֑וֹחַ
mânôwach
H4494
resting place
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
רֹדְפֶ֥יהָ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
הִשִּׂיג֖וּהָ
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַמְּצָרִֽים
mêtsar
H4712
distress
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World English Bible Public Domain
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; She dwells among the nations, she finds no rest: All her persecutors overtook her within the straits.
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King James Version Public Domain
Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Judah has gone into exile from affliction and from the greatness of forced labor. She herself has settled among the nations; she has not found a resting place. All her pursuers have overtaken her between the narrow passes. DALETH
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