Lamentations 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:18 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 →
צָעַ֥ק
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
לִבָּ֖ם
lêb
H3820
heart
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנָ֑י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
חוֹמַ֣ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
צִ֠יּוֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
הוֹרִ֨ידִי
yârad
H3381
to go down
כַנַּ֤חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
דִּמְעָה֙
dimʻâh
H1832
tears
יוֹמָ֣ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וָלַ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּתְּנִ֤י
nâthan
H5414
to give
פוּגַת֙
pûwgâh
H6314
relief
לָ֔ךְ
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּדֹּ֖ם
dâmam
H1826
to be silent
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
עֵינֵֽךְ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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World English Bible Public Domain
Their heart cried to the Lord: wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.
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King James Version Public Domain
Their heart cried unto the LORD, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Their heart cried out to the Lord. O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears flow down like a river day and night! Do not give yourself relief; do not let the daughter of your eye rest. QOPH
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).