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Isaiah 15:3

In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.

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בְּחוּצֹתָ֖יוbechutsotayvin abroadחוּץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in abroad”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.חָ֣גְרוּchagervgirdחָגַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “gird”, a completed actionH2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.שָׂ֑קsaqsackשַׂקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sack”, the ordinary formH8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)sack(-cloth, -clothes).עַ֣לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…גַּגּוֹתֶ֧יהָgagoteyharoofגָּגnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “roof”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1406a roof; by analogy, the top of an altarroof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֛יהָuvirchovoteyhaand in broad placeרְחֹבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and in broad place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).כֻּלֹּ֥הkuloallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יְיֵלִ֖ילyeyelilhowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “howl”, an unfinished actionH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.יֹרֵ֥דyoredbring downיָרַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring down”, a verb used as a describing wordH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…בַּבֶּֽכִיbabekhiin weepingבְּכִיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in weeping”, the ordinary formH1065a weeping; by analogy, a drippingoverflowing, [idiom] sore, (continual) weeping, wept.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one howleth, weeping profusely.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one waileth, weeping abundantly.

Young’s Literal Translation

In its out-places they girded on sackcloth, On its pinnacles, and in its broad places, Every one howleth — going down with weeping.

World English Bible

In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.

Darby Translation

In their streets they are girded with sackcloth; on their roofs, and in their broadways, every one howleth, melted into tears.

Douay-Rheims

In their streets they are girded with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets all shall howl and come down weeping.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one howleth, weeping profusely.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gird yourselves with sackcloth in her streets: and lament upon her roofs, and in her streets, and in her ways; howl all of you with weeping.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις αὐτῆς περιζώσασθε σάκκους, καὶ κόπτεσθε ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ῥύμαις αὐτῆς, πάντες ὀλολύζετε μετὰ κλαυθμοῦ.