Lamentations 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 2:8 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 →
חָשַׁ֨ב
châshab
H2803
to think
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְהַשְׁחִית֙
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
חוֹמַ֣ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
צִיּ֔וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
נָ֣טָה
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
קָ֔ו
qav
H6957
line
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הֵשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
מִבַּלֵּ֑עַ
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
וַיַּֽאֲבֶל
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
חֵ֥ל
chêyl
H2426
fortress
וְחוֹמָ֖ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
יַחְדָּ֥ו
yachad
H3162
together
אֻמְלָֽלוּ
ʼâmal
H535
to be weak
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh has purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion; He has stretched out the line, he has not withdrawn his hand from destroying; He has made the rampart and wall to lament; they languish together.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh planned to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion. He stretched out the measuring line; he did not turn back his hand from swallowing up. And he caused the rampart and wall to mourn; together they have languished. TETH
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