King James Version

Lamentations 3:19

Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

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זְכָרzekharbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, a commandH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.עָנְיִ֥יaneyiafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “afflicted”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.וּמְרוּדִ֖יumerudiand cast outמָרוּדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and cast out”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4788an outcast; (abstractly) destitutioncast out, misery.לַעֲנָ֥הlaanahwormwoodלַעֲנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wormwood”, the ordinary formH3939wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed)hemlock, wormwood.וָרֹֽאשׁvaroshand poisonרֹאשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and poison”, the ordinary formH7219a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents)gall, hemlock, poison, venom.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remember mine affliction and mine anguish, the wormwood and the gall.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remember mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

Young’s Literal Translation

Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!

World English Bible

Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the bitterness.

Darby Translation

Remember thou mine affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

Douay-Rheims

Zain. Remember my poverty, and transgression, the wormwood, and the gall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remember mine affliction and mine anguish, the wormwood and the gall.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Zain. I remembered by reason of my poverty, and because of persecution my bitterness and gall shall be remembered;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΖΑΙΝ. Ἐμνήσθην ἀπὸ πτωχείας μου, καὶ ἐκ διωγμοῦ πικρία καὶ χολή μου μνησθήσεται,