King James Version

Ezekiel 27:30

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

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וְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּvehishmivand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and hear”, a completed action in a sequenceH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…עָלַ֨יִךְ֙alayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְּקוֹלָ֔םbeqolamin soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.וְיִזְעֲק֖וּveyizaqvand assembleזָעַקconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and assemble”, an unfinished actionH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.מָרָ֑הmarahbitterמַרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “bitter”, the ordinary formH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.וְיַעֲל֤וּveyaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עָֽפָר֙afardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םrasheyhemheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.בָּאֵ֖פֶרbaeferin ashesאֵפֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in ashes”, the ordinary formH665ashesashes.יִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּyitpalashvroll selfפָּלַשׁverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “roll self”, an unfinished actionH6428to roll (in dust)roll (wallow) self.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall roll themselves in the ashes;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

Young’s Literal Translation

And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves.

World English Bible

and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.

Darby Translation

and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly; and they shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in ashes.

Douay-Rheims

And they shall mourn over thee with a loud voice, and shall cry bitterly: and they shall cast up dust upon their heads, and shall be sprinkled with ashes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall roll themselves in the ashes;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall wail over thee with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀλαλάξουσιν ἐπὶ σὲ τῇ φωνῇ αὐτῶν, καὶ κεκράξονται πικρὸν, καὶ ἐπιθήσουσι γῆν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν, καὶ σποδὸν στρώσονται.