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Psalms 119:82

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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כָּל֣וּkalvceaseכָּלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “cease”, a completed actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…עֵ֭ינַיeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָleimratekhato commandmentאִמְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.לֵ֝אמֹ֗רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מָתַ֥יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִיtenachamenicomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfort”, an unfinished actionH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Mine eyes fail for Thy word, saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?

Young’s Literal Translation

Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'

World English Bible

My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Darby Translation

Mine eyes fail for thy *word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Mine eyes fail for Thy word, saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Mine eyes failed in waiting for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου εἰς τὸ λόγιόν σου, λέγοντες, πότε παρακαλέσεις με;