Psalms

Psalm 102:9–10

⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread

and mixed my drink with tears

¹⁰because of Your indignation and wrath,

for You have picked me up and cast me aside.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because of	מִפְּנֵֽי־	mip·pə·nê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
Your indignation	זַֽעַמְךָ֥	za·‘am·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2195 indignation
and wrath	וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ	wə·qiṣ·pe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7110 wrath
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You have picked me up	נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי	nə·śā·ṯa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and cast me aside	וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃	wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast

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

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

Psalm 102:10 Psalm 38:3 · 2 Corinthians 4:9 · Romans 3:19 · Lamentations 3:39–42 · Lamentations 1:18 · Psalm 147:6 · Psalm 90:7–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.