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Lamentations 3:64

Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

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תָּשִׁ֨יבtashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לָהֶ֥םlahemtoלָהֶ֥םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toגְּמ֛וּלgemulbenefitגְּמוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “benefit”, the ordinary formH1576treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital[phrase] as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הkemaasehas businessמַעֲשֶׂהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יְדֵיהֶֽםyedeyhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

World English Bible

You will pay them back, Yahweh, according to the work of their hands.

Darby Translation

Render unto them a recompence, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands;

Douay-Rheims

Thau. Thou shalt render them a recompense, O Lord, according to the works of their hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou wilt render them a recompence, O Lord, according to the works of their hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποδώσεις αὐτοῖς ἀνταπόδομα, Κύριε, κατὰ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.