King James Version

Lamentations 5:5

Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

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עַ֤לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…צַוָּארֵ֨נוּ֙tsavarenvneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnirdafenvchaseרָדַףverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “chase”, a completed actionH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).יָגַ֖עְנוּyaganvfaintיָגַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “faint”, a completed actionH3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toilfaint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.לאlno , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הֽוּנַ֖חhunachlet downנוּחַverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “let down”, a completed actionH5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).לָֽנוּlanvtoלָֽנוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To our very necks we are pursued; we labour, and have no rest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

Young’s Literal Translation

For our neck we have been pursued, We have laboured — there hath been no rest for us.

World English Bible

Our pursuers are on our necks. We are weary, and have no rest.

Darby Translation

Our pursuers are on our necks: we are weary, we have no rest.

Douay-Rheims

We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To our very necks we are pursued; we labour, and have no rest.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

we have been persecuted, we have laboured, we have had no rest.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐδιώχθημεν, ἐκοπιάσαμεν, οὐκ ἀνεπαύθημεν.