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Psalms 119:139

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

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צִמְּתַ֥תְנִיtsimtatniconsumeצָמַתverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “consume”, a completed actionH6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.קִנְאָתִ֑יqinatienvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “envy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…שָׁכְח֖וּshakhechvforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.דְבָרֶ֣יךָdevareykhacauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…צָרָֽיtsaraynarrowצַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “narrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

World English Bible

My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

Darby Translation

My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξέτηξέ με ὁ ζῆλός σου, ὅτι ἐπελάθοντο τῶν λόγων σου οἱ ἐχθροί μου.