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Psalms 102:9

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:10.

כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…אֵ֭פֶרeferashesאֵפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ashes”, the ordinary formH665ashesashes.כַּלֶּ֣חֶםkalechemas breadלֶחֶםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אָכָ֑לְתִּיakhaletieatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗יveshiquvayand drinkשִׁקֻּוconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and drink”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8249(plural collective) a draughtdrink.בִּבְכִ֥יbivkhiin weepingבְּכִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in weeping”, the ordinary formH1065a weeping; by analogy, a drippingoverflowing, [idiom] sore, (continual) weeping, wept.מָסָֽכְתִּיmasakhetimingleמָסַךְverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “mingle”, a completed actionH4537to mix, especially wine (with spices)mingle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-10) For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

Young’s Literal Translation

Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

World English Bible

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

Darby Translation

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

Douay-Rheims

He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-10) For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι σποδὸν ὡσεὶ ἄρτον ἔφαγον, καὶ τὸ πόμα μου μετὰ κλαυθμοῦ ἐκίρνων,