King James Version

Lamentations 3:29

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

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יִתֵּ֤ןyitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בֶּֽעָפָר֙beafarin dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.פִּ֔יהוּpihvedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…אוּלַ֖יulayif so beאוּלַיadverb — “if so be”H194if not; hence perhapsif so be, may be, peradventure, unless.יֵ֥שׁyeshareיֵשׁparticle, demonstrative — “are”H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)(there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.תִּקְוָֽהtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Young’s Literal Translation

He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

World English Bible

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.

Darby Translation

he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;

Douay-Rheims

Jod. He shall put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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