King James Version

Isaiah 32:12

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

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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,…שָׁדַ֖יִםshadayimbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.סֹֽפְדִ֑יםsofedimlamentסָפַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lament”, a verb used as a describing wordH5594properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to waillament, mourn(-er), wail.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,…שְׂדֵיsedefieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.חֶ֕מֶדchemeddesirableחֶמֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desirable”, the ordinary formH2531delightdesirable, pleasant.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,…גֶּ֖פֶןgefenvineגֶּפֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.פֹּרִיָּֽהporiyahbearפָּרָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH6509to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Smiting upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They shall smite upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

Young’s Literal Translation

For breasts they are lamenting, For fields of desire, for the fruitful vine.

World English Bible

Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

Darby Translation

They shall smite on the breasts [in lamentation] for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vineyards.

Douay-Rheims

Mourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the fruitful vineyard.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Smiting upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and beat on your breasts, because of the pleasant field, and the fruit of the vine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν μαστῶν κόπτεσθε, ἀπὸ ἀγροῦ ἐπιθυμήματος, καὶ ἀμπέλου γεννήματος.