King James Version

Lamentations 5:6

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

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מִצְרַ֨יִם֙mitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.נָתַ֣נּוּnatanvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…יָ֔דyadhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […אַשּׁ֖וּרashurAssyriaאַשּׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Assyria”H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empireAsshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See H838 (אָשֻׁר).לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽlisboato fillשָׂבַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to fill”, the to-form of the verbH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.לָֽחֶםlachembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough;

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American Standard Version (1901)

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

World English Bible

We have given our hands to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Darby Translation

We have given the hand to Egypt, [and] to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

Douay-Rheims

We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Egypt gave the hand to us , Assur to their own satisfaction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἴγυπτος ἔδωκε χεῖρα, Ἀσσοὺρ εἰς πλησμονὴν αὐτῶν.