Psalms
Psalm 80:4–5
4O LORD God of Hosts,
how long will Your anger smolder
against the prayers of Your people?
5You fed them with the bread of tears
and made them drink the full measure of their tears.
Word by word
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Psalm 80:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֑וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| how long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will Your anger smolder | עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ | ‘ā·šan·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6225 smoke, be wroth |
| against the prayers | בִּתְפִלַּ֥ת | biṯ·p̄il·laṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8605 prayer |
| of Your people | עַמֶּֽךָ׃ | ‘am·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
Psalm 80:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You fed them | הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם | he·’ĕ·ḵal·tām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| with the bread | לֶ֣חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| of tears | דִּמְעָ֑ה | dim·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H1832 tears |
| and made them drink | וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ | wat·taš·qê·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
| the full measure | שָׁלִֽישׁ׃ | šā·lîš | Noun - masculine singular | H7991 third |
| of | בִּדְמָע֥וֹת | biḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural | H1832 tears |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 80:4 Psalm 85:5
Psalm 80:5 Psalm 42:3 · Isaiah 30:20 · Psalm 102:9 · Job 6:7 · Ezekiel 4:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.