King James Version

Lamentations 3:43

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

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סַכֹּ֤תָהsakotahcoverסָכַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protectcover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.בָאַף֙vaafin faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in face”, the ordinary formH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּvatirdefenvand chaseרָדַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and chase”, the next action in the storyH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).הָרַ֖גְתָּharagtadestroyהָרַגverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…חָמָֽלְתָּchamaletaspareחָמַלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spare”, a completed actionH2550to commiserate; by implication, to sparehave compassion, (have) pity, spare.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain — Thou hast not pitied.

World English Bible

“You have covered us with anger and pursued us. You have killed. You have not pitied.

Darby Translation

Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not spared.

Douay-Rheims

Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Samech. Thou hast visited us in wrath, and driven us away: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΣΑΜΕΧ. Ἐπεσκέπασας ἐν ʼθυμῷ, καὶ ἀπεδίωξας ἡμᾶς, ἀπέκτεινας, οὐκ ἐφείσω.