Psalms

Psalm 80:5–6

⁵You fed them with the bread of tears

and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

⁶You make us contend with our neighbors;

our enemies mock us.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You make us	תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ	tə·śî·mê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural	H7760 put, place, set
contend	מָ֭דוֹן	mā·ḏō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H4066 strife, contention
with our neighbors	לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ	liš·ḵê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
our enemies	וְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ	wə·’ō·yə·ḇê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H341 be hostile to
mock	יִלְעֲגוּ־	yil·‘ă·ḡū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3932 mock, deride
us	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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

Psalm 80:5 Psalm 42:3 · Isaiah 30:20 · Psalm 102:9 · Job 6:7 · Ezekiel 4:16–17

Psalm 80:6 Psalm 79:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.