Psalm 6

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
it has wasted awayעָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה'a-she-SHAHH6244
to waste

עָשֵׁשׁ (a.shesh) (Qal) to waste away, fail

from griefמִכַּ֣עַסmi-KA-'asH3708A
vexation

כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B)

eye myעֵינִ֑י'ei-NIH5869A
eye

עַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)

it has grown weakעָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה'a-te-KAHH6275
to proceed

עָתַק (a.taq) 1) to move, proceed, advance, move on, become old, be removed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to move 1a2) to advance (in years), grow old and weak 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to move forward, proceed, move on 1b2) to remove 1b3) to transcribe

with allבְּכָל־be-kholH3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

opposers myצוֹרְרָֽי׃tzo-RAIH6887D
to vex

צָרַר (tsa.rar) to show hostility toward, vex

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.