Lamentations 1:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 1:5 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 →
הָי֨וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
צָרֶ֤יהָ
tsar
H6862
distress
לְרֹאשׁ֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֹיְבֶ֣יהָ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
שָׁל֔וּ
shâlâh
H7951
to be at rest
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הוֹגָ֖הּ
yâgâh
H3013
to grieve
עַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹב
rôb
H7230
multitude
פְּשָׁעֶ֑יהָ
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
עוֹלָלֶ֛יהָ
ʻôwlêl
H5768
child
הָלְכ֥וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
שְׁבִ֖י
shᵉbîy
H7628
captivity
לִפְנֵי
pânîym
H6440
face
צָֽר
tsar
H6862
distress
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World English Bible Public Domain
Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; For Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: Her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.
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King James Version Public Domain
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Her adversaries have become the head; her enemies are prospering, for Yahweh has afflicted her over the greatness of her transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the adversary. WAW
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).