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Lamentations 5:17

For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…זֶ֗הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…הָיָ֤הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.דָוֶה֙davehfaintדָּוֶהadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “faint”, the ordinary formH1739sick (especially in menstruation)faint, menstruous cloth, she that is sick, having sickness.לִבֵּ֔נוּlibenvcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…אֵ֖לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).חָשְׁכ֥וּchashekhvbe blackחָשַׁךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be black”, a completed actionH2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenbe black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.עֵינֵֽינוּeyneynveye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dim;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

Young’s Literal Translation

For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.

World English Bible

For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim:

Darby Translation

For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes have grown dim,

Douay-Rheims

Therefore is our heart sorrowful, therefore are our eyes become dim,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dim;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For this has grief come; our heart is sorrowful: for this our eyes are darkened.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Περὶ τούτου ἐγενήθη ὀδύνη, ὀδυνηρὰ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν, περὶ τούτου ἐσκότασαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.