Psalms 102:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, | For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears | For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| ash[es] | אֵ֭פֶר | 'E-fer | H0665 | ashesאֵ֫פֶר (e.pher) 1) ashes 2) (CLBL) worthlessness (fig.) |
| like the food | כַּלֶּ֣חֶם | ka-LE-chem | H3899H | foodלֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) |
| I have eaten | אָכָ֑לְתִּי | 'a-KHAL-ti | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| and drinks my | וְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗י | ve-shi-ku-VAI | H8249 | drinkשִׁקֻּו (shiq.quv) drink, refreshment Another spelling of shiq.quy (שִׁקּוּי "drink" H8250) |
| with weeping | בִּבְכִ֥י | biv-KHI | H1065 | weepingבְּכִי (be.khi) a weeping, weeping |
| I have mixed | מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ | ma-SA-khe-ti | H4537 | to mixמָסַךְ (ma.sakh) 1) to mix, mingle, produce by mixing 1a) (Qal) to pour, mix |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.