Lamentations 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:4 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 →
דָּרַ֨ךְ
dârak
H1869
to tread
קַשְׁתּ֜וֹ
qesheth
H7198
bow
כְּאוֹיֵ֗ב
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
נִצָּ֤ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
יְמִינוֹ֙
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
כְּצָ֔ר
tsar
H6862
distress
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֔ג
hârag
H2026
to kill
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
מַחֲמַדֵּי
machmâd
H4261
desire
עָ֑יִן
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּאֹ֨הֶל֙
ʼôhel
H168
tent
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
צִיּ֔וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
שָׁפַ֥ךְ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
כָּאֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
חֲמָתֽוֹ
chêmâh
H2534
wrath
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World English Bible Public Domain
He has bent his bow like an enemy, he has stood with his right hand as an adversary, Has killed all that were pleasant to the eye: In the tent of the daughter of Zion he has poured out his wrath like fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He has bent his bow like an enemy; his right hand is stationed like an adversary, and he has slain all the delights of the eye. In the tent of the daughter of Zion, he has poured out his anger like fire. HE
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