King James Version

Lamentations 4:5

They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

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הָאֹֽכְלִים֙haokhelimthe eatאָכַלdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the eat”, a verb used as a describing wordH398to 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.לְמַ֣עֲדַנִּ֔יםlemaadanimto daintyמַעֲדָןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “to dainty”, the ordinary formH4574a delicacy or (abstractly) pleasure (adverbially, cheerfully)dainty, delicately, delight.נָשַׁ֖מּוּnashamvmake amazedשָׁמֵםverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make amazed”, a completed actionH8074to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.בַּחוּצ֑וֹתbachutsotin abroadחוּץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.הָאֱמֻנִים֙haemunimthe believeאָמַןdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the believe”, a verb used as a describing wordH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.עֲלֵ֣יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…תוֹלָ֔עtolacrimsonתּוֹלָעnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “crimson”, the ordinary formH8438the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewithcrimson, scarlet, worm.חִבְּק֖וּchibqvembraceחָבַקverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “embrace”, a completed actionH2263to clasp (the hands or in embrace)embrace, fold.אַשְׁפַּתּֽוֹתashpatotdungאַשְׁפֹּתnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “dung”, the ordinary formH830a heap of rubbish or filthdung (hill).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They that did feed on dainties are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: They that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

Young’s Literal Translation

Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.

World English Bible

Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.

Darby Translation

They that fed delicately are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dung-hills.

Douay-Rheims

He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They that did feed on dainties are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He. They that feed on dainties are desolate in the streets: they that used to be nursed in scarlet have clothed themselves with dung.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Η. Οἱ ἔσθοντες τὰς τρυφὰς ἠφανίσθησαν ἐν ταῖς ἐξόδοις, οἱ τιθηνούμενοι ἐπὶ κόκκων περιεβάλλοντο κοπρίας.