King James Version

Lamentations 4:10

The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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יְדֵ֗יyedehandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “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, […נָשִׁים֙nashimeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.רַחֲמָ֣נִיּ֔וֹתrachamaniotpitifulרַחְמָנִיadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “pitiful”, the ordinary formH7362compassionatepitiful.בִּשְּׁל֖וּbishlvboilבָּשַׁלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “boil”, a completed actionH1310properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripenbake, boil, bring forth, roast, seethe, sod (be sodden).יַלְדֵיהֶ֑ןyaldeyhenchildיֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).הָי֤וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְבָרוֹת֙levarotto chooseבָּרָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to choose”, the to-form of the verbH1262to select; to feed; to render clearchoose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.לָ֔מוֹlamvotoלָ֔מוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבְּשֶׁ֖בֶרbesheverin afflictionשֶׁבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in affliction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7667a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)affliction, breach, breaking, broken(-footed, -handed), bruise, crashing, destruction, hurt, interpretation, vexation.בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.עַמִּֽיamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The hands of women full of compassion have sodden their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children; They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Young’s Literal Translation

The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.

World English Bible

The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Darby Translation

The hands of pitiful women have boiled their own children: they were their meat in the ruin of the daughter of my people.

Douay-Rheims

Jod. The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The hands of women full of compassion have sodden their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Jod. The hands of tender-hearted women have sodden their own children: they became meat for them in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΙΩΔ. Χεῖρες γυναικῶν οἰκτιρμόνων ἥψησαν τὰ παιδία αὐτῶν, ἐγενήθησαν εἰς βρῶσιν αὐταῖς, ἐν τῷ συντρίμματι τῆς θυγατρὸς τοῦ λαοῦ μου.