King James Version

Lamentations 3:52

Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

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צ֥וֹדtsodchaseצוּדverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “chase”, the verb used for emphasisH6679to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).צָד֛וּנִיtsadunichaseצוּדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chase”, a completed actionH6679to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).כַּצִּפּ֖וֹרkatsiporas birdצִפּוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.אֹיְבַ֥יoyevayenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.חִנָּֽםchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have chased me sore like a bird, that are mine enemies without cause.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have chased me sore like a bird, they that are mine enemies without cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

World English Bible

They have chased me relentlessly like a bird, those who are my enemies without cause.

Darby Translation

They that are mine enemies without cause have chased me sore like a bird.

Douay-Rheims

Sade. My enemies have chased me and caught me like a bird, without cause.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have chased me sore like a bird, that are mine enemies without cause.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Tsade. The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, all mine enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΤΣΑΔΗ. Θηρεύοντες ἐθήρευσάν με ὡς στρουθίον· πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί μου δωρεὰν