Psalms 80:5

NETBible

You have given them tears as food; 1  you have made them drink tears by the measure. 2 

NIV ©

You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful.

MSG ©

You put us on a diet of tears, bucket after bucket of salty tears to drink.

BBE ©

You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure.

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

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

KJV
Thou feedest
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them with the bread
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of tears
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and givest them tears
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to drink
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in great measure
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NASB ©
You have fed
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them with the bread
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of tears
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, And You have made
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them to drink
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in large
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measure
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CONJ
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NET [draft] ITL
You have given
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them tears
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as food
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; you have made them drink
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tears
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by the measure
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.
HEBREW
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(80:5)
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NETBible

You have given them tears as food; 1  you have made them drink tears by the measure. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “you have fed them the food of tears.”

2 tn Heb “[by] the third part [of a measure].” The Hebrew term שָׁלִישׁ (shalish, “third part [of a measure]”) occurs only here and in Isa 40:12.