King James Version

Lamentations 3:56

Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

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קוֹלִ֖יqolisoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.שָׁמָ֑עְתָּshamaetahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּעְלֵ֧םtalemblindעָלַםverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blind”, a wish or indirect commandH5956to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).אָזְנְךָ֛azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.לְרַוְחָתִ֖יleravchatito breathingרְוָחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to breathing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7309reliefbreathing, respite.לְשַׁוְעָתִֽיleshavatito cryingשַׁוְעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to crying”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7775a hallooingcrying.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

Young’s Literal Translation

My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing — at my cry.

World English Bible

You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.”

Darby Translation

Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

Douay-Rheims

Coph. Thou hast heard my voice: turn not away thy ear from my sighs, and cries.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou heardest my voice: close not thine ears to my supplication.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωνήν μου ἤκουσας· μὴ κρύψῃς τὰ ὦτά σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν μου·