King James Version

Lamentations 3:47

Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

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פַּ֧חַדpachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.וָפַ֛חַתvafachatand pitפַּחַתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and pit”, the ordinary formH6354a pit, especially forcatching animalshole, pit, snare.הָ֥יָהhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לָ֖נוּlanvtoלָ֖נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toהַשֵּׁ֥אתhashetthe desolationשֵׁאתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the desolation”, the ordinary formH7612devastationdesolation.וְהַשָּֽׁבֶרvehashaverand the afflictionשֶׁבֶרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the affliction”, the ordinary formH7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Terror and the pit are come upon us, desolation and destruction.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.

World English Bible

Terror and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.”

Darby Translation

Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin.

Douay-Rheims

Phe. Prophecy is become to us a fear, and a snare, and destruction.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Terror and the pit are come upon us, desolation and destruction.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fear and wrath are come upon us, suspense and destruction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φόβος καὶ θυμὸς ἐγενήθη ἡμῖν, ἔπαρσις καὶ συντριβή.