King James Version

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

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עוֹרֵ֨נוּ֙orenvhideעוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “hide”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5785skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leatherhide, leather, skin.כְּתַנּ֣וּרketanuras furnaceתַּנּוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as furnace”, the ordinary formH8574a fire-potfurnace, oven.נִכְמָ֔רוּnikhmarvbe blackכָּמַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be black”, a completed actionH3648properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity)be black, be kindled, yearn.מִפְּנֵ֖יmipnefrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…זַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzalafothorribleזַלְעָפָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “horrible”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2152a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming)horrible, horror, terrible.רָעָֽבraavhungerרָעָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hunger”, the ordinary formH7458hunger (more or less extensive)dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Our skin is hot like an oven because of the burning heat of famine.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.

Young’s Literal Translation

Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.

World English Bible

Our skin is black like an oven, because of the burning heat of famine.

Darby Translation

Our skin gloweth like an oven, because of the burning heat of the famine.

Douay-Rheims

Our skin was burnt as an oven, by reason of the violence of the famine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Our skin is hot like an oven because of the burning heat of famine.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Our skin is blackened like an oven; they are convulsed, because of the storms of famine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ δέρμα ἡμῶν ὡς κλίβανος ἐπελιώθη, συνεσπάσθησαν ἀπὸ προσώπου καταιγίδων λιμοῦ.