King James Version

Lamentations 5:22

But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…מָאֹ֣סmaosabhorמָאַסverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “abhor”, the verb used for emphasisH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.מְאַסְתָּ֔נוּmeastanvabhorמָאַסverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “abhor”, a completed actionH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.קָצַ֥פְתָּqatsaftaangerקָצַףverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, a completed actionH7107to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage(be) anger(-ry), displease, fret self, (provoke to) wrath (come), be wroth.עָלֵ֖ינוּaleynvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “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,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou canst not have utterly rejected us, and be exceeding wroth against us!

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou hast utterly rejected us; Thou art very wroth against us.

Young’s Literal Translation

For hast Thou utterly rejected us? Thou hast been wroth against us — exceedingly?

World English Bible

But you have utterly rejected us. You are very angry against us.

Darby Translation

Or is it that thou hast utterly rejected us? Wouldest thou be exceeding wroth against us?

Douay-Rheims

But thou hast utterly rejected us, thou art exceedingly angry against us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou canst not have utterly rejected us, and be exceeding wroth against us!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thou hast indeed rejected us; thou hast been very wroth against us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἀπωθούμενος ἀπώσω ἡμᾶς, ὠργίσθης ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἕως σθόδρα.