King James Version

Lamentations 3:59

O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

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רָאִ֤יתָהraitahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed 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…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔יavatatiwrongעַוָּתָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “wrong”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5792oppressionwrong.שָׁפְטָ֖הshafetahjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “judge”, a commandH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.מִשְׁפָּטִֽיmishpatilawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; judge Thou my cause.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong; judge thou my cause.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

World English Bible

Yahweh, you have seen my wrong. Judge my cause.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

Douay-Rheims

Res. Thou hast seen, O Lord, their iniquity against me: judge thou my judgment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; judge Thou my cause.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast seen, O Lord, my troubles: thou hast judged my cause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἴδες, Κύριε, τὰς ταραχάς μου, ἔκρινας τὴν κρίσιν μου.