King James Version

Psalms 22:15

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:16.

יָ֘בֵ֤שׁyaveshbe ashamedיָבֵשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be ashamed”, a completed actionH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).כַּחֶ֨רֶשׂkacheresas earthחֶרֶשׂpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as earth”, the ordinary formH2789a piece of potteryearth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone.כֹּחִ֗יkochiforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִיuleshoniand tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.מֻדְבָּ֣קmudbaqabide fastדָּבַקverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “abide fast”, a verb used as a describing wordH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.מַלְקוֹחָ֑יmalqochayjawsמַלְקוֹחַnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “jaws”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4455transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)booty, jaws, prey.וְֽלַעֲפַרvelaafarand to dustעָפָרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to dust”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.מָ֥וֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).תִּשְׁפְּתֵֽנִיtishpetenibringשָׁפַתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH8239to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reducebring, ordain, set on.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Young’s Literal Translation

Dried up as an earthen vessel is my power, And my tongue is cleaving to my jaws.

World English Bible

My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

Darby Translation

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my palate; and thou hast laid me in the dust of death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-16) My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my throat; and Thou layest me in the dust of death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue is glued to my throat; and thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξηράνθη ὡσεὶ ὄστρακον ἡ ἰσχύς μου, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσά μου κεκόλληται τῷ λάρυγγί μου, καὶ εἰς χοῦν θανάτου κατήγαγές με.