Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Lamentations 5:17

NETBible	Because of this, our hearts are sick;¹ because of these things, we can hardly see² through our tears.³
NIV © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Because of this our hearts are faint; because of these things our eyes grow dim
NASB © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Because of this our heart is faint, Because of these things our eyes are dim;
NLT © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Our hearts are sick and weary, and our eyes grow dim with tears.
MSG © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Because of all this we're heartsick; we can't see through the tears.
BBE © SABDAweb Lam 5:17	Because of this our hearts are feeble; for these things our eyes are dark;
NRSV © bibleoremus Lam 5:17	Because of this our hearts are sick, because of these things our eyes have grown dim:
NKJV © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
[+] More English


KJV	For this our heart <03820> is faint <01739>_; for these [things] our eyes <05869> are dim <02821> (8804)_.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 5:17	Because <05921> of this <02088> our heart <03820> is faint <01739> , Because <05921> of these <0428> things <0428> our eyes <05869> are dim <02821> ;
LXXM	peri <4012> PREP toutou <3778> D-GSM egenhyh <1096> V-API-3S odunhra {A-NSF} h <3588> T-NSF kardia <2588> N-NSF hmwn <1473> P-GP peri <4012> PREP toutou <3778> D-GSM eskotasan {V-AAI-3P} oi <3588> T-NPM ofyalmoi <3788> N-NPM hmwn <1473> P-GP
NET [draft] ITL	Because <05921> of this <02088> , our hearts <03820> are <01961> sick <01739> ; because <05921> of these things <0428> , we can hardly see <02821> through our tears <05869> .
HEBREW	wnynye <05869> wksx <02821> hla <0428> le <05921> wnbl <03820> hwd <01739> hyh <01961> hz <02088> le (5:17) <05921>

NETBible

Because of this, our hearts are sick;¹ because of these things, we can hardly see² through our tears.³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “are faint” or “are sick.” The adjective דַּוָּי (davvay, “faint”) is used in reference to emotional sorrow (e.g., Isa 1:5; Lam 1:22; Jer 8:18). The related adjective דָּוֶה (daveh) means “(physically) sick” and “(emotionally) sad,” while the related verb דָּוָה (davah) means “to be sad.” The cognate Aramaic term means “sorrow,” and the cognate Syriac term refers to “misery.”

²tn Heb “our eyes are dim.” The physical description of losing sight is metaphorical, perhaps for being blinded by tears or more abstractly for being unable to see (= envision) any hope. The collocation “darkened eyes” is too rare to clarify the nuance.

³tn The phrase “through our tears” is added in the translation for the sake of clarification.