Psalms

Psalm 102:8–9

⁸All day long my enemies taunt me;

they ridicule me and curse me.

⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread

and mixed my drink with tears

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day long	הַ֭יּוֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
my enemies	אוֹיְבָ֑י	’ō·wy·ḇāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
taunt me	חֵרְפ֣וּנִי	ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H2778 reproach
they ridicule	מְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗י	mə·hō·w·lā·lay	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1984 shine
me	בִּ֣י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and curse me	נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃	niš·bā·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7650 swear

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have eaten	אָכָ֑לְתִּי	’ā·ḵā·lə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
ashes	אֵ֭פֶר	’ê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
like bread	כַּלֶּ֣חֶם	kal·le·ḥem	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and mixed	מָסָֽכְתִּי׃	mā·sā·ḵə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4537 mix, produce by mixing
my drink	וְ֝שִׁקֻּוַ֗י	wə·šiq·qu·way	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8249 draught
with tears	בִּבְכִ֥י	biḇ·ḵî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 102:8 Acts 26:11 · Psalm 69:9–10 · Isaiah 65:15 · Romans 15:3 · Acts 23:12–35 · Psalm 31:11–13 · Psalm 2:1 · Psalm 69:20 · Acts 7:54 · Psalm 89:51

Psalm 102:9 Psalm 42:3 · Job 3:24 · Psalm 80:5 · Isaiah 44:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.