King James Version

Lamentations 3:50

Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.

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עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.יַשְׁקִ֣יףyashqifappearשָׁקַףverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appear”, an unfinished actionH8259properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)appear, look (down, forth, out).וְיֵ֔רֶאveyereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מִשָּׁמָֽיִםmishamayimfrom heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Till the LORD look forth, and behold from heaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Till Jehovah look down, and behold from heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

Till Jehovah looketh and seeth from the heavens,

World English Bible

until Yahweh looks down, and sees from heaven.

Darby Translation

till Jehovah look down and behold from the heavens.

Douay-Rheims

Ain. Till the Lord regarded and looked down from the heavens.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Till the LORD look forth, and behold from heaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

until the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἕως οὗ διακύψῃ καὶ ἴδῃ Κύριος ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.