King James Version

Isaiah 16:9

Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.

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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,…כֵּ֡ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…אֶבְכֶּ֞הevkehweepבָּכָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “weep”, an unfinished actionH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.בִּבְכִ֤יbivkhiin weepingבְּכִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in weeping”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1065a weeping; by analogy, a drippingoverflowing, [idiom] sore, (continual) weeping, wept.יַעְזֵר֙yazerJaazerיַעֲזֵירnoun, proper name — “Jaazer”H3270Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the JordanJaazer, Jazer.גֶּ֣פֶןgefenvineגֶּפֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “vine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.שִׂבְמָ֔הsivmahSibmahשְׂבָםnoun, proper name — “Sibmah”H7643Sebam or Sibmah, a place in MoabShebam, Shibmah, Sibmah.אֲרַיָּ֨וֶךְ֙arayavekhbatheרָוָהverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bathe”, an unfinished actionH7301to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).דִּמְעָתִ֔יdimatitearsדִּמְעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “tears”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1832weepingtears.חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןcheshbonHeshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Heshbon”H2809Cheshbon, a place East of the JordanHeshbon.וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הveelalehand Elealehאֶלְעָלֵאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Elealeh”H500Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the JordanElealeh.כִּ֧יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…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,…קֵיצֵ֛ךְqeytsekhesummerקַיִץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “summer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) seasonsummer (fruit, house).וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…קְצִירֵ֖ךְqetsirekheharvestקָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “harvest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).הֵידָ֥דheydadshoutהֵידָדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shout”, the ordinary formH1959acclamationshout(-ing).נָפָֽלnafalfallנָפַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh; for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the battle shout is fallen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the battle shout is fallen.

Young’s Literal Translation

Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer, The vine of Sibmah, I water thee [with] my tear, O Heshbon and Elealeh, For — for thy summer fruits, and for thy harvest, The shouting hath fallen.

World English Bible

Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for on your summer fruits and on your harvest the battle shout has fallen.

Darby Translation

Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jaazer for the vine of Sibmah; with my tears will I water thee, Heshbon, and Elealeh, for a cry is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore I will lament with the weeping of Jazer the vineyard of Sabama: I will water thee with my tears, O Hesebon, and Eleale: for the voice of the treaders hath rushed in upon thy vintage, and upon thy harvest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore will I weep as with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sebama; Esebon and Eleale have cast down thy trees; for I will trample on thy harvest and on thy vintages, and all thy plants shall fall.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διατοῦτο κλαύσομαι ὡς τὸν κλαυθμὸν Ἰαζὴρ ἄμπελον Σεβαμά· τὰ δένδρα σου κατέβαλεν Ἐσεβὼν καὶ Ἐλεαλὴ, ὅτι ἐπὶ τῷ θερισμῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τρυγητῷ σου καταπατήσω, καὶ πάντα πεσοῦνται.