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Lamentations 4:11

The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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כִּלָּ֤הkilahceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֲמָת֔וֹchamatvoangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).שָׁפַ֖ךְshafakhcastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast”, a completed actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.חֲר֣וֹןcharonsore displeasureחָרוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sore displeasure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2740a burning of angersore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).אַפּ֑וֹapvofaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.וַיַּצֶּתvayatsetand burnיָצַתconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn”, the next action in the storyH3341to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolateburn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.אֵ֣שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.בְּצִיּ֔וֹןbetsionin Zionצִיּוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.וַתֹּ֖אכַלvatokhaland eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָyesodoteyhafoundationיְסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3247a foundation (literally or figuratively)bottom, foundation, repairing

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD hath accomplished His fury, He hath poured out His fierce anger; and He hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger; And he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.

World English Bible

Yahweh has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.

Darby Translation

Jehovah hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath consumed the foundations thereof.

Douay-Rheims

Caph. The Lord hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Sion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD hath accomplished His fury, He hath poured out His fierce anger; and He hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Chaph. The Lord has accomplished his wrath; he has poured out his fierce anger, and has kindled a fire in Sion, and it has devoured her foundations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΧΑΦ. Συνετέλεσε Κύριος θυμὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐξέχεε θυμὸν ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνῆψε πῦρ ἐν Σιὼν, καὶ κατέφαγε τὰ θεμέλια αὐτῆς.