Lamentations 5:17

In 11 translations

BSB

Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

KJV

For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

WEB

For this our heart is faint. For these things our eyes are dim:

ASV

For this our heart is faint; For these things our eyes are dim;

LSV

Our heart has been sick for this, || Our eyes have been dim for these.

YLT

For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.

DBY

For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes have grown dim,

DRC

Therefore is our heart sorrowful, therefore are our eyes become dim,

GNV

Therefore our heart is heauy for these things, our eyes are dimme,

JPS

For this our heart is faint, for these things our eyes are dim;

LXXE

For this has grief come; our heart is sorrowful: for this our eyes are darkened.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃

LXX-Br

Περὶ τούτου ἐγενήθη ὀδύνη, ὀδυνηρὰ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν, περὶ τούτου ἐσκότασαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
• Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
• Isaiah 38:14I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
• Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword,…
• Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.
• Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
• Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
• Micah 6:13Therefore I am striking you severely, to ruin you because of your sins.
• Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• Lamentations 1:22Let all their wickedness come before You, and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. For my groans are many, and my heart is faint.
• Jeremiah 46:5Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD.
• Ezekiel 21:15So that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter.
• Ezekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it…

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