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Psalms 80:5

Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 80:6.

הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּםheekhaltameatאָכַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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.לֶ֣חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.דִּמְעָ֑הdimahtearsדִּמְעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “tears”, the ordinary formH1832weepingtears.וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹvatashqemvoand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cause to drink”, the next action in the storyH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).בִּדְמָע֥וֹתbidmaotin tearsדִּמְעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in tears”, the ordinary formH1832weepingtears.שָׁלִֽישׁshalishinstrument of musickשָׁלִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “instrument of musick”, the ordinary formH7991a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(80-6) Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.

World English Bible

You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

Darby Translation

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure:

Douay-Rheims

For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(80-6) Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ψωμιεῖς ἡμᾶς ἄρτον δακρύων, καὶ ποτιεῖς ἡμᾶς ἐν δάκρυσιν ἐν μέτρῳ.