Lamentations 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 1:4 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 →
דַּרְכֵ֨י
derek
H1870
way
צִיּ֜וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
אֲבֵל֗וֹת
ʼâbêl
H57
mourning
מִבְּלִי֙
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
בָּאֵ֣י
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מוֹעֵ֔ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
שְׁעָרֶ֨יהָ֙
shaʻar
H8179
gate
שֽׁוֹמֵמִ֔ין
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
כֹּהֲנֶ֖יהָ
kôhên
H3548
priest
נֶאֱנָחִ֑ים
ʼânach
H584
to groan
בְּתוּלֹתֶ֥יהָ
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
נּוּג֖וֹת
yâgâh
H3013
to grieve
וְהִ֥יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מַר
mar
H4751
bitter
לָֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; All her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
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King James Version Public Domain
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The roads of Zion are mourning because no one is coming to the appointed feast. All her gates are desolate; her priests are groaning. Her young women are grieving, and it is bitter to her. HE
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).